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tendentious Definition

ten·den·tious (ten den′s̸həs)

adjective

characterized by a deliberate tendency or aim; esp., advancing a definite point of view tendentious writings
also sp. tendencious ten·den′·cious

Etymology: Ger tendenziös < tendenz (< ML tendentia), tendency

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tendentious Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • interpretation: The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has often given tendentious interpretations of the writings of theologians.
  • argument: However, I have to say that the simple Statement is accompanied by some tendentious argument, which I should like now to join.
  • statement: Until then it respectfully suggests that they refrain from further tendentious statements of the type issued on 11th November.
  • history: Monotheism Shanks now feels he has to defend monotheism in the tendentious history of the bible.
  • adjective: Note the tendentious adjective " insidious " applied to EE.
  • nonsense: Of course, all of this is tendentious nonsense.

Modifying Another Word

  • somewhat: In fact, he accuses me of ' a somewhat tendentious Marxism ' .
  • equally: The USA edition has an equally tendentious title - Eyewitness to Jesus.
  • rather: Indeed, the notion of tenses in PIE is rather tendentious.
  • too: Linking of maleness with acceptance of categorical imperative, too tendentious and dogmatic.
  • very: However the argument is often lost in some very tendentious reasoning.