A fortiori
/ˌeɪ ˌfɔːɹtiˈɔːɹaɪ/ adj, adv
adj, adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 With stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim; even more so; all the more so; so much the more. rhetoric
Adverb
- 1 With stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim. rhetoric
"Now starting and stopping cannot themselves have starts or stops, or, a fortiori, middles either."
Adverb
- 1 with greater reason; for a still stronger, more certain reason wordnet
Example
More examples"Now starting and stopping cannot themselves have starts or stops, or, a fortiori, middles either."
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā fortiōrī.