Of a literary work, an artistic or dramatic representation, etc.: dealing with the rightness and wrongness of conduct; intended to teach morality…

Of a literary or other artistic work: dealing with virtuous conduct; conducive to virtue, edifying; having a moral purpose. In later use also…

Esp. of literature: intended to instruct; having instruction as a primary or ulterior purpose; (also) of or relating to literature of this type.

attributive and in other combinations. tendency drama, tendency novel, tendency story, one composed with an unexpressed but definite purpose; tendenc…

Of the nature of, or characterized by having, a tendency; spec. = tendentious, adj.

Having a purposed tendency; composed or written with such a tendency or aim.