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< tendency

tender >

ten·den·tious also ten·den·cious

n-d

s) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Marked by a strong implicit point of view; partisan: a tendentious account of the recent elections.

ETYMOLOGY:
From Medieval Latin tendentia, a cause ; see tendency

OTHER FORMS:
ten·dentious·ly(Adverb), ten·dentious·ness(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for tendentious

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