TENDENTIOUS
\tɛndˈɛnʃəs], \tɛndˈɛnʃəs], \t_ɛ_n_d_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_ə_s]\
Definitions of TENDENTIOUS
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- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
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having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one; "a tendentious account of recent elections"; "distinguishing between verifiable fact and tendentious assertion"
By Princeton University
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having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one; "a tendentious account of recent elections"; "distinguishing between verifiable fact and tendentious assertion"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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(Of writing &c.) having an underlying purpose, coloured by prepossession, calculated to advance a cause. [German]
By Sir Augustus Henry
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