ipso facto

adv
/ˌɪpsəʊ ˈfæktəʊ/UK

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ipsō factō (“by the same fact”).

  1. borrowed from ipsō factō

Definitions

  1. By that very fact itself

    By that very fact itself; actually.

    • We've imbued "natural food" with such virtuous connotations that meat supposedly raised according to the law of nature is, ipso facto, thought to be an ethically worthwhile choice.
  2. Being such by itself, or by its own definition

    Being such by itself, or by its own definition; inherent.

    • Is not the reading of another's diary an ipso facto act of voyeurism?

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for ipso facto. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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