ad feminam

[ad fem-uh-nam, -nuhm, ahd]

adjective

appealing to one's personal considerations or feelings about women, especially one's prejudices against them. Compare ad hominem.

Origin:
< Latin: literally, to the woman

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Ad feminam is always a great word to know.

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

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