tendentious

The definition of tendentious is deliberate aim, or a definite point of view.

(adjective)

An example of something tendentious is a throw in a game of darts.

See tendentious in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

characterized by a deliberate tendency or aim; esp., advancing a definite point of view: tendentious writings

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

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See tendentious in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also ten·den·cious

adjective

Marked by a strong implicit point of view; partisan: a tendentious account of the recent elections.

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Origin: From Medieval Latin tendentia, a cause; see tendency

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