I. |āˌfȯ(r)]d.ēˈōrˌī, |ä...ōr(ˌ)ē, |ȧ...ōr(ˌ)ē, -fōr], -fōə], ]tē-, ]shē-, -ēˈȯ- adverb
Etymology: Latin
: all the more certainly : with greater reason : with still more convincing force — used in drawing a reasoned conclusion which as compared with some other reasoned conclusion or recognized fact is inferred to be even more certain or inescapable
the man of prejudice is, a fortiori, a man of limited mental vision
if no major country has the resources for the enterprise, a fortiori neither has any lesser power
II. | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷\ adjective
1. : marked by a certainty inferred from and taken to be even more conclusive than another reasoned conclusion or recognized fact
a fortiori proof
2. : making use of conclusions inferred from and taken to be even more conclusive than another reasoned conclusion or recognized fact
a fortiori argumentation