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• 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|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

• os´ten|ta´tious|ness — 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

• 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

• 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

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