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Meaning of tendentious

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

tendentious

Pronunciation:/tɛnˈdɛnʃəs/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having a tendency; written or spoken with a partisan, biased or prejudiced purpose, especially a controversial one.

  2. Implicitly or explicitly slanted.

    Example: As a supporter of the cause, his reports were tendentious in the extreme.