"ad feminam" meaning in English

See ad feminam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Coined as a female equivalent for ad hominem. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ad feminam (not comparable)
  1. Related to an invalid response to an argument by attacking the woman who made it in a sexist manner. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-ad_feminam-en-adj-ICQnuHlz

Adverb

Etymology: Coined as a female equivalent for ad hominem. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} ad feminam (not comparable)
  1. In a manner that attacks a woman in a sexist manner instead of her argument. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-ad_feminam-en-adv-YdPWrO5~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 51 23

Noun

Forms: ad feminams [plural]
Etymology: Coined as a female equivalent for ad hominem. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ad feminam (plural ad feminams)
  1. An invalid response to an argument by deploying a sexist attack against the woman who made it. Hypernyms: ad hominem
    Sense id: en-ad_feminam-en-noun-8kdp3Klk

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ad feminam meaning in English (1.9kB)

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