au fond
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Yet these too, with all their sympathy and suavity and sweet reasonableness, are policemen au fond.
Adventures and Enthusiasms | E. V. LucasTitle story, waste verbiage at the start, ridiculous to put all this camouflage over something au fond merely an idea.
Instigations | Ezra PoundHe expressed it as his intention to attack most vigorously (au fond), and asked for my best support, which I promised to give.
1914 | John French, Viscount of YpresJoffre was full of enthusiasm, and very hopeful of success if we all fulfilled our respective rles and attacked au fond.
1914 | John French, Viscount of YpresQuant au fond de la question, however, I am still in doubt and wait for the light of further reflexion to settle my opinion.
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British Dictionary definitions for au fond
/ French (o fɔ̃) /
fundamentally; essentially
Origin of au fond
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