单词 | tendentiously |
释义 | tendentiouslyadv. In a tendentious manner; with a purposed tendency or aim. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [adverb] > didactically tendentiously1924 1924 History Oct. 215 If we could..speak with our enemies in the gate, we should doubtless teach geography.. tendenciously. 1946 All Eng. Law Rep. 2 Mar. 265 One may perhaps describe the two sides, as little tendentiously as possible, [etc.]. 1983 Washington Post 2 Oct. c1/4 The result is a book of findings, tendentiously presented. Derivatives tenˈdentiousness n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [noun] > didactic > aim or purpose > state of having tendentiousness1920 1920 Glasgow Herald 9 Apr. 8 This was not due to any tendenciousness on the part of official reports. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 21 May 404/2 Here is Tolstoy..pleading for art which is free from ‘movements’ and any sort of tendentiousness. 1966 Listener 17 Nov. 745/1 Confessions on the telephone,..and witnesses complaining they were not allowed to say what they wanted to say at the trial. As an exercise in tendentiousness it would be hard to beat. 1983 Washington Post 11 Oct. c3/3 The tendentiousness of ‘The Final Option’ may come as a perversely amusing shock. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1920 |
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