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PRONUNCIATION OF TENDENTIOUSLY

tendentiously  [tenˈdenʃəslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TENDENTIOUSLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tendentiously is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES TENDENTIOUSLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tendency

Tendency may refer to: In film: ▪ Tendency film, a name given to the socially conscious, left-leaning films produced in Japan during the 1920s and 1930s In finance: ▪ Tendency of the rate of profit to fall, a hypothesis in economics and political economy, generally accepted in the 19th century, but rejected by mainstream economists today ▪ Seasonal tendencies In medicine: ▪ Bleeding tendency In music: ▪ Suicidal Tendencies, a hardcore/crossover thrash band that was founded in Venice, Los Angeles, California, in 1981 by the leader and only permanent member, singer Mike Muir ▪ Suicidal Tendencies, the eponymous debut album by the American hardcore punk band Suicidal Tendencies ▪ "Tendencies", a song by Hollywood Undead on the 2011 album American Tragedy In politics, it is often used by far left-wing groups for an organized unit or political faction ▪ Multi-tendency, when used in regards to a political organization, especially a left-wing...

Definition of tendentiously in the English dictionary

The definition of tendentiously in the dictionary is in such a way as to have or show an intentional tendency or bias, esp a controversial one.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TENDENTIOUSLY


anxiously
ˈæŋkʃəslɪ
cautiously
ˈkɔːʃəslɪ
conscientiously
ˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəslɪ
consciously
ˈkɒnʃəslɪ
contentiously
kənˈtɛnʃəslɪ
deliciously
dɪˈlɪʃəslɪ
graciously
ˈɡreɪʃəslɪ
licentiously
laɪˈsenʃəslɪ
preconsciously
priːˈkɒnʃəslɪ
pretentiously
prɪˈtɛnʃəslɪ
self-consciously
ˌselfˈkɒnʃəslɪ
semiconsciously
ˌsɛmɪˈkɒnʃəslɪ
sententiously
senˈtenʃəslɪ
subconsciously
ˌsʌbˈkɒnʃəslɪ
suspiciously
səˈspɪʃəslɪ
tendencially
tenˈdenʃəslɪ
tendenciously
tenˈdenʃəslɪ
unconsciously
ʌnˈkɒnʃəslɪ
unpretentiously
ˌʌnprɪˈtɛnʃəslɪ
unselfconsciously
ˌʌnˌselfˈkɒnʃəslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TENDENTIOUSLY

tendencially
tendencies
tendencious
tendenciously
tendenciousness
tendency
tendential
tendentially
tendentious
tendentiousness
tender
tender loving care
tender offer
tenderable
tenderer
tenderfoot
tenderhearted
tenderheartedly
tenderheartedness
tendering

WORDS THAT END LIKE TENDENTIOUSLY

anonymously
continuously
curiously
dangerously
deviously
enormously
famously
generously
hilariously
marvellously
meticulously
obviously
outrageously
previously
ridiculously
seriously
simultaneously
spontaneously
tremendously
unanimously
vigorously

Synonyms and antonyms of tendentiously in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tendentiously» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TENDENTIOUSLY

Find out the translation of tendentiously to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tendentiously from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tendentiously» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

倾向性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tendenciosamente
570 millions of speakers

English

tendentiously
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tendentiously
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إصرار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тенденциозно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tendenciosamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tendentiously
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tendancieusement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tendentiously
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tendenziös
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tendentiously
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tendentiously
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tendentiously
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tendentiously
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tendentiously
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Tendentiously
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tendentiously
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tendenzialmente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tendencyjnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тенденційно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tendențios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεροληπτικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tendentiously
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tendentiöst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tendentiously
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tendentiously

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TENDENTIOUSLY»

The term «tendentiously» is used very little and occupies the 154.882 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TENDENTIOUSLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tendentiously

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TENDENTIOUSLY»

Discover the use of tendentiously in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tendentiously and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
On Pied-Piping: Wh-Movement and Beyond
I suoi studenti, [α il non aver promosso i quali ]2 t2 the his students the not having promoted the who potr`a essere interpretato tendenziosamente, could be interpreted tendentiously ... 'His students, not having promoted whom could be ...
Fabian Heck, 2008
2
B Is for Bad Cinema: Aesthetics, Politics, and Cultural Value
Redeeming. Cruising. Tendentiously. Offensive,. Coherently. Incoherent,. Strangely. Pleasurable. R. BaRton PalmeR In the Eyes of Beholders “In cinema,” Dana Polan suggests, “the concept of badness covers at least two ideas,” roughly  ...
Claire Perkins, Constantine Verevis, 2014
3
Love Gifts
Tanure Ojaide. 12. They Begin Tendentiously They begin tendentiously chameleon-wise one reluctant step after another until so sure-footed they move with the gracefulness of the giraffe a rhythmic flow so natural every step dissolves distance ...
Tanure Ojaide, 2013
4
A Companion to the Philosophy of Literature
... the paragraph gives us what appears to be objective description but what turns out to be a set of tendentiously selective, tendentiously evaluative, perhaps even tendentiously distorted details. Sliding imperceptibly from objective reportage ...
Garry L. Hagberg, Walter Jost, 2009
5
Economics and logistics in short and deep sea market. ...
to say which respond effectively to the market flows, link up efficiently with the high and low networks, and may be tendentiously accompanied towards self- sustainability. With regard to sea transport, the national and international Motorways of ...
Forte, 2013
6
Globalization and Literature
So, second, postmodern theory constantly seems to seep outofgeopolitical boundaries,I observed,to spread acrossthe boundaryless domain of continua which can extend to everything – tendentiously the contemporary world at large, the globe ...
Suman Gupta, 2013
7
Annual Review of South Asian Languages and Linguistics: 2007
... of lexico-syntactic research has rightly attracted attention, it tendentiously subsumes lexical work under syntactic inquiry, and it even more tendentiously builds the controversial incorporation account of the lexiconsyntax interface into its tree ...
Rajendra Singh, 2007
8
The Collected Clinical Works of Alfred Adler, Volume 1: ...
Its results, however, are tendentiously falsified. It would be a great mistake to consider them to be libidinous or to produce pleasure. Its function is rather to tendentiously arrange all impressions from the external world and to bring them under a ...
Alfred Adler, Henry T. Stein, 2002
9
The Slightest Philosophy
But, the trouble is, it looks like it's suggesting that the ordinary, natural realism of untutored common sense which anti-realists have tendentiously labeled naive realism is better labeled direct realism. And that would be a problem, because ...
Quee Nelson, 2007
10
The Human Predicament
sequence is, not the supposedly "greater evil" it tendentiously 'thinks' will result if it does not resort to its violation as the supposedly "lesser evil" or "greater good", nor the "greater good" it tendentiously 'thinks' will result if it does, but ...
Boris Aldanov, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TENDENTIOUSLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tendentiously is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Brighton Council: what have you been smoking?
'Outdoor tobacco smoke dissipates more quickly than indoor smoke', he said, before adding, tendentiously, 'but in certain concentrations and weather conditions ... «Spiked, Jul 15»
2
Ali Hasanov comments on report of US Department of State
In the report, introduction of separate cases tendentiously and concerning whole country by generalization prove that its preparation method is imperfect. «News.Az, Jun 15»
3
Freedom Is . . . a Sexual Ponzi Scheme?
Tendentiously selective history is wheeled out to make it seem that the idea of love as part of marriage is a recent innovation, emerging presumably after aeons ... «First Things, Jun 15»
4
Happy Rockefeller, 88, Dies; Marriage to Governor Scandalized Voters
In Britain, Mr. Rockefeller was likened tendentiously to King Edward VIII, who abdicated in 1936 to marry a twice-divorced American socialite, Wallis Simpson. «New York Times, May 15»
5
Men wielding power in hellish times
Maddening because its history is tendentiously distorted, yet the drama is so brilliantly conceived and executed that you almost don't care. Faced with an ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
6
Ready for 45?
Is Jeb aware that he tendentiously mischaracterized J Street as having “anti-Israeli sentiments?” Opposing Netanyahu's policies toward the Palestinians does ... «New York Times, Mar 15»
7
Study: foreign residents live longer than Swiss
... why this phenomenon occurs, Zufferey told the Tribune de Genève newspaper: “It's a paradox as migrant populations remain tendentiously more vulnerable.”. «swissinfo.ch, Mar 15»
8
Return of the War Hero
Its notion of compelling war movies were the tendentiously anti-war flops Green Zone, Stop-Loss, and In the Valley of Elah. Its reaction to American Sniper has ... «National Review Online, Jan 15»
9
Claim that Google Chromebooks "overtook" Apple in US education …
The tendentiously provocative idea that Google's fledgling Chromebook initiative could rival Apple's longstanding cornerstone in education, and particularly that ... «Apple Insider, Dec 14»
10
Have Economists Been Captured by Business Interests?
... in which filmmaker Charles Ferguson posed his questions to the likes of Glenn Hubbard and Rick Mishkin as tendentiously as possible in order to spark just ... «blogs.hbr.org, Sep 14»

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