tendentious

tendentious
/ten den"sheuhs/, adj.
having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose: a tendentious novel.
Also, tendencious, tendential /ten den"sheuhl/.
[1895-1900; < ML tendenti(a) TENDENCY + -OUS]

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  • tendentious — ten|den|tious [tenˈdenʃəs] adj formal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: tendency] a tendentious speech, remark, book etc expresses a strong opinion that is intended to influence people …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • tendentious — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Exhibiting bias: biased, one sided, partial, partisan, prejudiced, prejudicial, prepossessed. See LIKE, STRAIGHT …   English dictionary for students

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