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adj. - Having or marked by a strong inclination especially a controversial one.

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Usage examples (12)
  • Adjective : a tendentious novel
  • Accordingly, Feisal sent back tendencious answers; and the correspondence continued brilliantly.
  • Honestly, I have to ask: are you always this tendencious, or is this reserved for occasions when the cult requires an ardent defense?
  • INFOBAE from Argentina reports the inaccurate and very tendencious EFE report who takes great care to point out that all meeting points were "en areas pudientes"...
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