English Explanatory Dictionary

a fortiori

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  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.
adv
  1. With stronger or greater reason; as a corollary implied by a stronger claim.

Pronunciation

/ˌeɪ ˌfɔːɹtiˈɔːɹaɪ/ /ˌeɪ ˌfɔːɹtiˈɔːɹi/ /ˌɑː-/ /ˌeɪ ˌfoɹʃiˈoɹˌaɪ/ /ˌeɪ ˌfoɹtiˈoɹˌaɪ/ /ˌeɪ ˌfoɹʃiˈoɹi/ /ˌeɪ ˌfoɹtiˈoɹi/ /ˌɑ-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-a fortiori.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-a fortiori2.wav

Word forms

a fortiori more a fortiori most a fortiori

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin ā fortiōrī.

Related words

a posteriori a priori
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