tendentialadj.

/tɛnˈdɛnʃəl/

Etymology: formed as tendentious adj. + -al suffix¹.

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

ΘΚΠ

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.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	tendential
释义	tendentialadj. /tɛnˈdɛnʃəl/ Etymology: formed as tendentious adj. + -al suffix¹. Of the nature of, or characterized by having, a tendency; spec. = tendentious adj. ΘΚΠ 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1847
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