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ad feminam

ad feminam adjective: related to an invalid response to an argument by attacking the woman who made it in a sexist manner.

Adjective

ad feminam (not comparable)

  1. Related to an invalid response to an argument by attacking the woman who made it in a sexist manner.

Adverb

ad feminam (not comparable)

  1. In a manner that attacks a woman in a sexist manner instead of her argument.

Noun

ad feminam (plural ad feminams)

  1. An invalid response to an argument by deploying a sexist attack against the woman who made it.

Forms of ad feminam

pluralad feminams

Origin of ad feminam

Coined as a female equivalent for ad hominem.

Questions about ad feminam

What does ad feminam mean?
Ad feminam means related to an invalid response to an argument by attacking the woman who made it in a sexist manner.
What part of speech is ad feminam?
Ad feminam can be an adjective, an adverb or a noun.

Words near ad feminam in the dictionary

  1. ad captandum
  2. ad coelum
  3. Ad Dammam
  4. ad damnum
  5. ad eundem
  6. ad feminam
  7. ad feminams
  8. ad hoc
  9. ad hoceries
  10. ad hocery
  11. ad hocism

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