- ten|den|tious
- ten|den|tious «tehn DEHN shuhs», adjective.╂[< tendency + -ous]–ten|den´tious|ly, adverb.–ten|den´tious|ness, noun.
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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|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
ten·den·tious — … Useful english dictionary
ten — af·ten; aglis·ten; an·ten·nal; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ten·na·ri·i·dae; an·ten·na·ry; an·ten·na·ta; an·ten·nate; an·ten·ni·fer; an·ten·ni·form; an·ten·nu·la; an·ten·nu·lar; an·ten·nule; ap·pe·ten·cy; ar·ten·kreis; as·tro·pec·ten; at·ten·si·ty;… … English syllables
tious — ab·sten·tious; ad·sci·ti·tious; ad·scrip·ti·tious; ad·ven·ti·tious; ad·ven·ti·tious·ly; ad·ven·ti·tious·ness; am·bi·tious; ap·pe·ti·tious; ar·ti·fac·ti·tious; as·ci·ti·tious; as·sump·tious; bump·tious; cap·tious; cap·tious·ly; car·nap·tious;… … English syllables
tendentious — ten·den·tious … English syllables
tendentiously — ten·den·tious·ly … English syllables
tendentious — ten•den•tious or ten•den•cious [[t]tɛnˈdɛn ʃəs[/t]] also ten•den•tial [[t] ʃəl[/t]] adj. having or showing a tendency to favor or promote a point of view; biased • Etymology: 1895–1900; < ML tendenti(a) tendency+ ous ten•den′tious•ly, adv.… … From formal English to slang
tendentious — ten|den|tious [tenˈdenʃəs] adj formal [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: tendency] a tendentious speech, remark, book etc expresses a strong opinion that is intended to influence people … Dictionary of contemporary English
tendentious — ten|den|tious [ ten denʃəs ] adjective FORMAL expressing a strong personal opinion, attitude, or intention that other people are likely to argue with … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
