ten|den´tious|ness — ten|den|tious «tehn DEHN shuhs», adjective. 1. having a tendency to take sides; one sided: »a tendentious statement. 2. troublemaking; rebellious: »a spoiled, tendentious child. ╂[< tendency + ous] –ten|den´tious|ly … Useful english dictionary
un´os|ten|ta´tious|ness — un|os|ten|ta|tious «UHN os tehn TAY shuhs», adjective. not ostentatious; not showy or pretentious; inconspicuous; modest. –un´os|ten|ta´tious|ly, adverb. –un´os|ten|ta´tious|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ten|den´tious|ly — ten|den|tious «tehn DEHN shuhs», adjective. 1. having a tendency to take sides; one sided: »a tendentious statement. 2. troublemaking; rebellious: »a spoiled, tendentious child. ╂[< tendency + ous] –ten|den´tious|ly … Useful english dictionary
ten|den|tious — «tehn DEHN shuhs», adjective. 1. having a tendency to take sides; one sided: »a tendentious statement. 2. troublemaking; rebellious: »a spoiled, tendentious child. ╂[< tendency + ous] –ten|den´tious|ly … Useful english dictionary
os´ten|ta´tious|ly — os|ten|ta|tious «OS tehn TAY shuhs», adjective. 1. done for display; intended to attract notice: »He rode his new bicycle up and down in front of our house in an ostentatious way. His religion was sincere, not ostentatious (Joseph Addison).… … Useful english dictionary
os|ten|ta|tious — «OS tehn TAY shuhs», adjective. 1. done for display; intended to attract notice: »He rode his new bicycle up and down in front of our house in an ostentatious way. His religion was sincere, not ostentatious (Joseph Addison). SYNONYM(S): showy,… … Useful english dictionary
un´os|ten|ta´tious|ly — un|os|ten|ta|tious «UHN os tehn TAY shuhs», adjective. not ostentatious; not showy or pretentious; inconspicuous; modest. –un´os|ten|ta´tious|ly, adverb. –un´os|ten|ta´tious|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
un|os|ten|ta|tious — «UHN os tehn TAY shuhs», adjective. not ostentatious; not showy or pretentious; inconspicuous; modest. –un´os|ten|ta´tious|ly, adverb. –un´os|ten|ta´tious|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
un´pre|ten´tious|ness — un|pre|ten|tious «UHN prih TEHN shuhs», adjective. not pretentious; unassuming; modest. –un´pre|ten´tious|ly, adverb. –un´pre|ten´tious|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
