ipso facto

American  

[ip-soh fak-toh] / ˈɪp soʊ ˈfæk toʊ /

adverb

1. by the fact itself; by the very nature of the deed.

   to be condemned ipso facto.

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ipso facto British  

/ ˈɪpsəʊ ˈfæktəʊ /

adverb

1. by that very fact or act

   ipso facto his guilt was apparent

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Etymology

Origin of ipso facto

First recorded in 1540–50, ipso facto is from Latin ipsō factō

Example Sentences

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ipso facto

"All I'm saying is you don't ipso facto believe somebody," she said.

From Fox News ● May 20, 2020

Any outcome that displeases them is ipso facto a bastardized one.

From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2020

Christopher Hitchens called it “an extraordinarily irritating book, written by one of those people who smugly believe that, having lost their faith, they must ipso facto have found their reason”.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 29, 2017

John repeatedly reminds everyone around him — and, ipso facto, the audience — that he intends to mend fences with his lady love.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2017

If the back can be straight, from first to last, stiffness is ensured, ipso facto.

From Boating by W. B. Woodgate