Definition of TENDENTIOUS

tendentious

Adjective Satellite

  • having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one
    • "a tendentious account of recent elections"
    • "distinguishing between verifiable fact and tendentious assertion"

Adj

  • Having a tendency, written or spoken, with a partisan, biased or prejudiced purpose, especially a controversial one; implicitly or explicitly slanted; biased.

Examples

  • That he was a supporter of the cause was clear, because his reports from the front were tendentious.

Origin / Etymology

From tendency + -ious, after German tendenziƶs.

Synonyms

tendencious

Antonyms

;, balanced#Adjective, fair#Adjective, impartial#Adjective, objective#Adjective, unbiased#Adjective

Scrabble Score: 12

tendentious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tendentious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tendentious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

tendentious: valid Words With Friends Word