tendentialadj.
/tɛnˈdɛnʃəl/ Of the nature of, or characterized by having, a tendency; spec. = tendentious adj.
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the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > tendency > [adjective]
appetible1471
inclinary1628
inclinational1821
tendential1847
society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > [adjective] > moral or didactic
moralc1390
virtuousc1405
didactic1658
tendency1838
tendential1889
tendentious1900
1847 J. D. Morell Hist. View Philos. (ed. 2) II. vii. 396 He [sc. Buchez] has brought to his aid the notion of progress, the logical development of ideas, and the tendential movements of society.
1889 J. M. Robertson Ess. Crit. Method Pref. 3 A division of thinking men into tendential parties, in each of which there is a substantial agreement, resulting in different degrees from bias, prejudice, and reasoning towards consistency.
1904 Amer. Jrnl. Relig., etc. May 75 (Cent. D., Supp.) Deliverance..from the power of those other tendential ideas against which he has been struggling.
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