SINCE 1828
ad feminam
adjective
ad fe·mi·nam
| \ (ˈ)ad-ˈfe-mə-nəm
, -ˌäm\
, -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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