tendencioso

Galician

Etymology

From tendencia +‎ -oso.

Adjective

tendencioso (feminine tendenciosa, masculine plural tendenciosos, feminine plural tendenciosas)

1. tendentious, biased

Further reading

• “tendencioso”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

From tendência +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tẽ.dẽ.siˈo.zu/ [tẽ.dẽ.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /tẽ.dẽˈsjo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tẽ.dẽ.siˈo.zu/ [tẽ.dẽ.sɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /tẽ.dẽˈsjo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tẽ.dẽ.siˈo.zo/ [tẽ.dẽ.sɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /tẽ.dẽˈsjo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tẽ.dẽˈsjo.zu/

• Hyphenation: ten‧den‧ci‧o‧so

Adjective

tendencioso (feminine tendenciosa, masculine plural tendenciosos, feminine plural tendenciosas, metaphonic)

1. tendentious, biased

Derived terms

• tendenciosamente
• tendenciosidade

Further reading

• “tendencioso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “tendencioso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From tendencia +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tendenˈθjoso/ [t̪ẽn̪.d̪ẽn̟ˈθjo.so] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /tendenˈsjoso/ [t̪ẽn̪.d̪ẽnˈsjo.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: ten‧den‧cio‧so

Adjective

tendencioso (feminine tendenciosa, masculine plural tendenciosos, feminine plural tendenciosas)

1. tendentious
2. biased

   Synonyms: sesgado, parcial

Derived terms

• tendenciosamente
• tendenciosidad

Further reading

• “tendencioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025