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tendentious (adjective), more tendentious, most tendentious
1. Characterized by a deliberate tendency or aim; especially, advancing a definite point of view and one that others disagree with: Martin wasn't invited to parties very often because he had a tendentious manner of talking about politics, which got on other people's nerves.
2. Etymology: from Latin tendere, "to stretch out, to distend, to extend."
![Referring to the intention of promoting a particular objective.](http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/tendentious-1.jpg)
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2. Etymology: from Latin tendere, "to stretch out, to distend, to extend."
![Referring to the intention of promoting a particular objective.](http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/tendentious-1.jpg)
![Descriptive of wanting to present a special result.](http://www.wordinfo.info/words/images/tendentious-2.jpg)
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tend-, tendo-, ten-, teno-, tenot-, tenonto-, tens-, tent-, -tend, -tension, -tent, -tense, -tensive, -tentious
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