Definition of TENDENTIOUS

tendentious

Meanings

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.

Origin / Etymology

From tendency + -ious, after German tendenziös.

Synonyms

tendencious

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 15

tendentious is a valid Words With Friends word