tendentious

/tɛn'dɛnʃəs/ adjective
11 letters3 syllables12 points in Scrabble®15 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
ADJECTIVE
1

Having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one.

“a tendentious account of recent elections”

“distinguishing between verifiable fact and tendentious assertion”

WORD FORMS
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Pig Latinendentioustay
Starts & ends withT … S
Syllablesten · den · tious
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