1598, in the meaning defined atsense 1 Adverb 1588, in the meaning definedabove Time Traveler The first known use ofad hominemwas in 1588 See more words from the same year Browse Nearby Words ad-hocracy ad hominem adhort See all Nearby Words ...
The meaning of AD-HOCRACY is a temporary organization or committee set up to accomplish a specific task; also : a system of government utilizing such organizations.
An ad populum fallacy occurs when we use an “argumentum ad populum” (Latin for “argument to the people”), meaning that we make an appeal to what most people think, like, or believe, instead of justifying our position with evidence. ...
An ad hominem argument (from the Latin meaning "to the person") is a strategy which employs personal attacks against someone rather than addressing the person's argument. Its approach is to cast the person in a negative light and thereby weaken the force of any argumentative position the ...
Anderson’s CV (lifted ad-hominem from Wiki—sorry ‘bout that!) because my story intersects, in a meaningless, but personally significant way, with hers. Not a big thing, but it sticks in my head. Okay, my Gramma Duffy was a proud member of the DAR, a stiff-necked New Englander, ...
[Latin :ad,to+hominem, accusative ofhomō,person.] ad hom′i·nem′adv. Usage Note:Those readers who have studied Latin will know that the prepositionadmeans "to" or "toward" and that thehominemofad hominemis an inflected form of the nounhomo("person"), making the literal meaning of ...
Usage Note:Those readers who have studied Latin will know that the prepositionadmeans "to" or "toward" and that thehominemofad hominemis an inflected form of the nounhomo("person"), making the literal meaning of the phrase "toward the person." But toward which person? Thoughad hominemis ...
Usage Note:Those readers who have studied Latin will know that the prepositionadmeans "to" or "toward" and that thehominemofad hominemis an inflected form of the nounhomo("person"), making the literal meaning of the phrase "toward the person." But toward which person? Thoughad hominemis ...
Usage Note:Those readers who have studied Latin will know that the prepositionadmeans "to" or "toward" and that thehominemofad hominemis an inflected form of the nounhomo("person"), making the literal meaning of the phrase "toward the person." But toward which person? Thoughad hominemis ...
ad hominem ad infinitum ad interim ad lib ad libitum ad litem ad loc ad loc. ad nauseam ad referendum ad rem ad seg ad val ad val. ad valorem Ad valorem duty ad valorem tax ad verbum ADA Adact Adactyl adactylia adactylism adactylous adactyly Adad adage ▼ Full browser ? ▲ Ad ...