Tendentious
Definitions:
adj.
- Calculated to promote a particular cause or point of view.
- Having a tendency; written or spoken with a partisan, biased or prejudiced purpose.
- Implicitly or explicitly slanted.
Tendentious in a sentence:
Six petunia enthusiasts were admitted to hospital with minor injuries following a ruckus at last weekend's Little Ploddington Village Flower Arranging Regatta. The perpetrator, a Mr Archibald Graham (62), is said to have flown into a whirlwind rage following the prize-giving ceremony in which he missed out on winning the coveted Mauve Rosette to rival horticulturalist Lucinda Towel (71). A witness told us, "When he heard the decision he just went berserk, started yelling, 'Tendentious bullshit: lilac was last year's colour! Everyone knows she's sausage polishing the judges!' and ran around assaulting people with his gardening trowel. Luckily he's a tiny wee man so he couldn't reach to do any serious damage; mostly people just got a bit of a kneecap battering."
Definitions:
adj.
- Calculated to promote a particular cause or point of view.
- Having a tendency; written or spoken with a partisan, biased or prejudiced purpose.
- Implicitly or explicitly slanted.
Tendentious in a sentence:
Six petunia enthusiasts were admitted to hospital with minor injuries following a ruckus at last weekend's Little Ploddington Village Flower Arranging Regatta. The perpetrator, a Mr Archibald Graham (62), is said to have flown into a whirlwind rage following the prize-giving ceremony in which he missed out on winning the coveted Mauve Rosette to rival horticulturalist Lucinda Towel (71). A witness told us, "When he heard the decision he just went berserk, started yelling, 'Tendentious bullshit: lilac was last year's colour! Everyone knows she's sausage polishing the judges!' and ran around assaulting people with his gardening trowel. Luckily he's a tiny wee man so he couldn't reach to do any serious damage; mostly people just got a bit of a kneecap battering."
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