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tendentious

ten·den·tious

UK/tɛnˈdɛnʃəs/ US/ˌtɛˈndɛnʃʌs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one

  • “a tendentious account of recent elections”
  • “distinguishing between verifiable fact and tendentious assertion”
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Origin

From tendency + -ious, after German tendenziös.

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