Pronounced: IN-tuhr AT-leeuh (alt: IN-tuhr AH-lee-uh), adv
Notes: I didn’t know this phrase, but it is useful
Yesterday’s word
The word tendentious means “marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view; biased”
First usage
Our word came into English around 1900
Background / Comment
After seeing the definition, it then looked obvious; basically, it’s “tendency” turned into an adjective. I like our word; it’s nice to have an alternative to “biased”. Other such words are “predisposed” and “partisan”. Our word came from the Medieval Latin word tendentia (tendency), with the adjective-making English suffix -ious added.
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