tendential

[ten-den-shuhs]

Origin

adjective

having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose: a tendentious novel.

Also, ten·den·cious, ten·den·tial

[ten-den-shuhl] .

Origin:
1895–1900; < Medieval Latin tendenti(a) tendency + -ous

Related forms

ten·den·tious·ly, adverb

ten·den·tious·ness, noun

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Tendential is always a great word to know.

So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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Word Origin & History

tendentious

1900, formed after or from Ger. tendenziös, from tendenz, from M.L. tendentia (see tendency).

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