Synonyms

a fortiori

American

[ah fohr-ti-oh-ree, ey fawr-shee-awr-ahy, ey fohr-shee-ohr-ahy] / ɑ ˌfoʊr tɪˈoʊ ri, eɪ ˌfɔr ʃiˈɔr aɪ, eɪ ˌfoʊr ʃiˈoʊr aɪ /

adverb

Latin.

for a still stronger reason; even more certain; all the more.

a fortiori British

/ -rɪ, eɪ ˌfɔːtɪˈɔːraɪ, ɑː /

adverb

for similar but more convincing reasons

if Britain cannot afford a space programme, then, a fortiori, neither can India

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Etymology

Origin of a fortiori

Latin

Example Sentences

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a fortiori

"That said... that does not mean that the individuals who were targeted, and a fortiori the person who died, were themselves involved in trafficking. I want to be absolutely clear on that".

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

For, after all, is it not by now conceded that, a fortiori, if marzeydoats and doazey-doats then the invariable corallary is habeas corpus mandamus potatus?

From Time Magazine Archive

If you ask me how she managed it I can’t tell you; it’s no business of mine, and a fortiori none of yours.

From Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales by Henry James

If it were pure consciousness, a fortiori if it were supra-consciousness, it would be pure creative activity.

From Creative Evolution by Arthur Mitchell

Whatever is true of an ordinary bishop is true a fortiori of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

From Studies in Contemporary Biography by James Bryce, Viscount Bryce

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