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   tendentious

   /tɛnˈdɛnʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. expressing or intending to promote a particular cause or point of view, especially a controversial one: "a tendentious reading of history"

   Word Origin early 20th century: suggested by German tendenziös.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tendentiously adverb
   • 2. tendentiousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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