Pessimistic
Pessimistic adjective - Emphasizing or expecting the worst.
Tendentious and pessimistic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tendentious" instead an adjective "Pessimistic".
Tendentious
Tendentious adjective - Having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one.
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Pessimistic and tendentious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pessimistic" instead an adjective "Tendentious".
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