argal

[ ahr-guhl ]

/ ˈɑr gəl /

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Words nearby argal

Aretino, Arezzo, arf, arfvedsonite, Arg, argal, argali, Argall, argan, Argand burner, Argand diagram

Other definitions for argal (2 of 2)

argal²

[ ahr-guhl ]

/ ˈɑr gəl /

conjunction, adverb Literary.

therefore: used facetiously to indicate that the reasoning that had gone before or the conclusion that follows is specious or absurd.

Origin of argal

First recorded in 1595–1605; probably representing a popular Early Modern English pronunciation of Latin ergō, with ĕr becoming lowered toar by the 17th century, the laxing of ō, and excrescent l; see ergo

How to use argal in a sentence

Argal, it is impossible that this peculiarly situated entity should borrow from other papers.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893|Various
Argal, the more luxury among the rich the more money in the pockets of the poor.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 93, October 29, 1887|Various
What occasion to 'argal-bargal' about why God did not sooner accomplish the scheme of Christianity?
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols)|Thomas De Quincey
This did not satisfy Argal; the demand in full was reiterated; but Powhatan was again, for a long time, silent.
Great Events in the History of North and South America|Charles A. Goodrich

Argal, the hardness is due to the dressing, not to the meat: it is a triumph of domestic cookery.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, No. 411, January 1850|Various

British Dictionary definitions for argal

argal

/ (ˈɑːɡəl) /

noun

another name for argol

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