tendentious

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Implicitly or explicitly slanted

As a supporter of the cause, his reports were tendentious in the extreme.

Having a tendency; written or spoken with a partisan, biased or prejudiced purpose

She tendentiously espoused her particular solution at every opportunity.

having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one; "a tendentious account of recent elections"; "distinguishing between verifiable fact and tendentious assertion
{s} showing a definite purpose, having a clear tendency, showing a definite tendency; biased; that tries to influence opinion
Something that is tendentious expresses a particular opinion or point of view very strongly, especially one that many people disagree with. His analysis was rooted in a somewhat tendentious reading of French history. = controversial. a tendentious speech, remark, book etc expresses a strong opinion that is intended to influence people (tendency)
tendentiously
in a tendentious manner, with a clear tendency, with a definite purpose
tendentiously
in a tendentious manner; "the paper reported rather tendentiously on the war atrocities
tendentiously
In a tendentious manner
tendentiously
in a tendentious manner; "the paper reported rather tendentiously on the war atrocities"
tendentiousness
{i} quality of being tendentious, state of having a definite purpose
tendentiousness
an intentional and controversial bias
tendentiousness
The characteristic of being tendentious
tendentious

    Hyphenation

    ten·den·tious

    Turkish pronunciation

    tendenşıs

    Pronunciation

    /ˌtenˈdensʜəs/ /ˌtɛnˈdɛnʃəs/

    Etymology

    () Ultimately from the Latin tendere / tendō; related to the (English) tendency.
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