tendentious

Definition

Having a tendency, written or spoken, with a partisan, biased or prejudiced purpose, especially a controversial one; implicitly or explicitly slanted; biased.

Etymology

From tendency + -ious, after German tendenziös.

Example Sentences

• "Near-synonyms: partisan, slanted, partial, prejudiced"
• "That he was a supporter of the cause was clear, because his reports from the front were tendentious."
• "President-elect Donald Trump abruptly abandoned some of his most tendentious campaign promises Tuesday, saying he does not plan to prosecute Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email system or the dealings of her family foundation, has an “open mind” about a climate-change accord from which he vowed to withdraw the United States and is no longer certain that torturing terrorism suspects is a good idea."

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