/ Dictionary / Index T tendentious: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ten•den•tious Pronunciation: (ten-den'shus), [key] — adj. having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose: a tendentious novel. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: tendentious (Thesaurus) tendency tone tender Related Content Daily Word Quiz: frugal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language