ad verrecundiam

ad ver·​re·​cun·​di·​am

¦ad-ˌve-rə-ˈkən-dē-ˌam -dē-əm

: to modesty

—used of an argument

Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

1714, in the meaning defined above

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