Synonyms for tendentious


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ten-den-shuh s
Phonetic Transcription : tɛnˈdɛn ʃəs


Définition of tendentious

Origin :
  • 1900, formed after or from German tendenziös, from tendenz, from Medieval Latin tendentia (see tendency).
  • adj biased
Example sentences :
  • The position in Ethiopia is, to say the least of it, tendentious, and at any moment the natives may change their skin.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 9, 1917 » by Various

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