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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/tɛnˈdɛnʃəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tɛnˈdɛnʃəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ten den′shəs)

ten•den•tious /tɛnˈdɛnʃəs/USA pronunciation adj.

of or relating to a tendency to favor a point of view;
biased:a tendentious novel.

ten•den•tious•ly, adv.
ten•den•tious•ness, n. [uncountable]

ten•den•tious (ten den′shəs),USA pronunciation adj.

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

Also, ten•den′cious, ten•den•tial (ten den′shəl).USA pronunciation

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

ten•den′tious•ly, adv.
ten•den′tious•ness, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

tendentious, tendencious /tɛnˈdɛnʃəs/tendential, tendencial /tɛnˈdɛnʃəl/ adj

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

Etymology: 20th Century: from tendencytenˈdentiously, tenˈdenciously, tenˈdentially, tenˈdencially adv tenˈdentiousness, tenˈdenciousness n

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