ad feminam

adjective

ad fe·mi·nam | \ (ˈ)ad-ˈfe-mə-nəm

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, -ˌäm\

Definition of ad feminam

: marked by or being an attack on a woman's character rather than an answer to the contentions made — compare ad hominem entry 1

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