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Definition of tendentious adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

tendentious

adjective

NAmE//tɛnˈdɛnʃəs//

(formal) (usually disapproving)

(of a speech, piece of writing, theory, etc.) expressing a strong opinion that people are likely to disagree with tendentious political memoirs synonym controversial

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noun [uncountable]See tendentious in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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