tendentious

[ ten-den-shuhs ]

/ tɛnˈdɛn ʃəs /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR tendentious ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose: a tendentious novel.

Also ten·den·cious, ten·den·tial

[ten-den-shuhl]. /tɛnˈdɛn ʃəl/.

Origin of tendentious

1895–1900; <Medieval Latin tendenti(a) tendency + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM tendentious

ten·den·tious·ly, adverbten·den·tious·ness, noun

Words nearby tendentious

Ten Commandments, tend, tendance, tendency, tendency tone, tendentious, tender, tenderable, tender age, tenderfoot, tender-hearted

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Example sentences from the Web for tendentious

Oh, at this distance almost any answer is likely to be tendentious.
The Stacks: How The Berlin Wall Inspired John le Carré’s First Masterpiece|John le Carré|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Munayyer is not un-informed, but his article is tendentious.
(Mis)Interpreting Zionist History|Brent E. Sasley|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Again and again, they delivered bloviating, tendentious monologues and then cut Hagel off when he tried to reply.
Hagel Backs Down|Peter Beinart|February 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Bereft of serious arguments, anti-Obama types resort to tendentious claims about symbolic slights.
Of Obama and Bagels|Raphael Magarik|July 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST

"Somewhat misleading and tendentious," the New York Times executive editor, Bill Keller, said about the study.
How the Press Covers Torture|Raymond Bonner|July 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The position in Ethiopia is, to say the least of it, tendentious, and at any moment the natives may change their skin.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 9, 1917|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tendentious

tendentious

tendencious

/ (tɛnˈdɛnʃəs) /

adjective

having or showing an intentional tendency or bias, esp a controversial one

Derived forms of tendentious

tendentiously, tendenciously, tendentially or tendencially, adverbtendentiousness or tendenciousness, noun

Word Origin for tendentious

C20: from tendency

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	tendentious
释义	tendentious [ ten-den-shuhs ] / tɛnˈdɛn ʃəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tendentious ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose: a tendentious novel. Also ten·den·cious, ten·den·tial [ten-den-shuhl]. /tɛnˈdɛn ʃəl/. Origin of tendentious 1895–1900; <Medieval Latin tendenti(a) tendency + -ous OTHER WORDS FROM tendentious ten·den·tious·ly, adverbten·den·tious·ness, noun Words nearby tendentious Ten Commandments, tend, tendance, tendency, tendency tone, tendentious, tender, tenderable, tender age, tenderfoot, tender-hearted Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tendentious Oh, at this distance almost any answer is likely to be tendentious. The Stacks: How The Berlin Wall Inspired John le Carré’s First Masterpiece\|John le Carré\|November 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Munayyer is not un-informed, but his article is tendentious. (Mis)Interpreting Zionist History\|Brent E. Sasley\|March 19, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Again and again, they delivered bloviating, tendentious monologues and then cut Hagel off when he tried to reply. Hagel Backs Down\|Peter Beinart\|February 1, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Bereft of serious arguments, anti-Obama types resort to tendentious claims about symbolic slights. Of Obama and Bagels\|Raphael Magarik\|July 25, 2012\|DAILY BEAST "Somewhat misleading and tendentious," the New York Times executive editor, Bill Keller, said about the study. How the Press Covers Torture\|Raymond Bonner\|July 6, 2010\|DAILY BEAST The position in Ethiopia is, to say the least of it, tendentious, and at any moment the natives may change their skin. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 9, 1917\|Various British Dictionary definitions for tendentious tendentious tendencious / (tɛnˈdɛnʃəs) / adjective having or showing an intentional tendency or bias, esp a controversial one Derived forms of tendentious tendentiously, tendenciously, tendentially or tendencially, adverbtendentiousness or tendenciousness, noun Word Origin for tendentious C20: from tendency Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tendentious prejudicial, bigoted, disposed, one-sided, partial, partisan, prejudiced, prepossessed, chauvinistic
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tendentious

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tendencious

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