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tendentious

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ten·den·tious also ten·den·cious  (tn-dnshs)
adj.
Marked by a strong implicit point of view; partisan: a tendentious account of the recent elections.
[From Medieval Latin tendentia, a cause; see tendency.]
ten·dentious·ly adv.
ten·dentious·ness n.
tendentious
Adjective
expressing a particular viewpoint or opinion, esp. a controversial one, in very strong terms: a somewhat tendentious reading of French history
tendentiously adv
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Adj.1.tendentious - having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one; "a tendentious account of recent elections"; "distinguishing between verifiable fact and tendentious assertion"
tendencious
partisan, partizan - devoted to a cause or party


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