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tendentially

tendentially

9.1
In a way that favors one side
  • adverb
  • /tɛnˈdɛnʃəli/
  • Formal
translation icon : tendencialmente
  • The article was tendentially biased towards one political viewpoint, affecting its overall credibility.

Examples

  • The findings of the research were tendentially favorable to the new policy, promoting its adoption despite criticisms.

  • It leads to and organizes itself in a knowledge that is tendentially progressive, or rather comprehensive of an increasing number of facts that are laid out in an uncontradictory way and ordered in a code of coherent laws.

    Academic text (1995)

  • In her presentation, she argued tendentially for more environmental protections, emphasizing the need for sustainability.

Synonyms

tendentiously
vstendentially
  • Formal
1 9.9

In a way that clearly favors one side and leaves out facts

is milder and less deliberate in bias

Surface Forms

tendentially positive

Morphology

tendentially = tendential (semi-transparent) = tendency + al + ly

The adjective 'tendential' is a regular adjective formation from 'tendency' using -al and retains a predictable meaning.

Etymology

The word tendentially comes from the root tend, which means 'to lean' or 'to stretch' and is the same root in the familiar word tendency and the verb tend. So, if something is done tendentially, it shows a 'lean' or bias in one direction rather than being neutral.