Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
tendencious is an adjective meaning "having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one". It carries one recorded sense.
having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one
“a tendentious account of recent elections”
“distinguishing between verifiable fact and tendentious assertion”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for tendencious come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.