TENDENTIOUS Meaning of TENDENTIOUS in English [ tɛn'dɛnʃəs ]■ adjective calculated to promote a particular cause or point of view.Derivatives~ly adverb~ness noun Originearly 20th cent.: suggested by Ger. tendenziös . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004