Definition of "tendentious" in Englisch

adjective

1. (of persons or their words) Having a tendency, written or spoken, with a partisan, biased or prejudiced purpose, especially a controversial one; implicitly or explicitly slanted; biased.

   • Near-synonyms: partisan, slanted, partial, prejudiced
   • That he was a supporter of the cause was clear, because his reports from the front were tendentious.