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ad feminam

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ad fem·i·nam  (d fm-nm, -nm)
adj.
Appealing to irrelevant personal considerations concerning women, especially prejudices against them. See Usage Note at ad hominem.
[Latin ad, to + fminam, accusative of fmina, woman.]
ad femi·nam adv.
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In 1998, Crittenden subjected the pro--working mother book, A Mother's Place, by journalist Susan Chira, to a startingly ad feminam thrashing in National Review.
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