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ad verecundiam

noun

Etymology

Shortened from Latin argumentum ad verecundiam (“argument to modesty”).

  1. derived from argumentum ad verecundiam — “argument to modesty”

Definitions

  1. Appeal to authority, argument from authority.

  2. Of or relating to ad verecundiam.

    • Well, that's an ad verecundiam argument.

  3. In an ad verecundiam manner.

    • He tried to make his case by arguing ad verecundiam.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA