ad verrecundiam
ad ver·re·cun·di·am
¦ad-ˌve-rə-ˈkən-dē-ˌam -dē-əm
: to modesty —used of an argument
Word History
Etymology
Latin
First Known Use
1714, in the meaning defined above
- tortoise beetle
- tortoise plant
- tortoise scale
- tortoise-core
- tortoises
- tortoiseshell
- tortoiseshell butterfly
- tortoiseshell cat
- tortoiseshell tiger
- tortoiseshell turtle
- tortoiseshells
- Tortola
- tortoni
- tortonis
- tortrices
- tortricid
- Tortricidae
- tortricidaes
- tortricids
- tortrix
- tortrixes
- torts
- Tortuga
- Tortulaceae
- tortuosities