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ad rem

American  
[ad rem, ahd rem] / æd ˈrɛm, ɑd ˈrɛm /

adjective

  1. relevant; pertinent.

    an ad rem remark.

adverb

  1. without digressing; in a straightforward manner.

    to reply ad rem.
ad rem British  
/ æd ˈrɛm /

adjective

  1. to the point; without digression Compare ad hominem

    to reply ad rem

    an ad rem discussion
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Etymology

Origin of ad rem

< Latin: literally, to the matter

Example Sentences

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Fiddlesticks! it's nothing ad rem, I tell you!

From The Village Notary by E?tv?s, J?zsef

As brevity is the soul of wit, so is it the soul of a business letter—the argument of which should be ad rem, to the matter; cum punctu, with point.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various

His plea or pretence, that he was sheltered by the superior grossness of Ariosto and La Fontaine, of Prior and of Fielding, is nihil ad rem, if it is not insincere.

From The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley

The right to product is exclusive—jus in re; the right to means is common—jus ad rem.

From What is Property? by Proudhon, P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph)

Fresnoy says, in his poem on the "Art of Painting," "Nec quod inane, nihil facit ad rem sive videtur Improprium minim�que urgens potiora tenebit Ornamenta operis."

From Rembrandt and His Works Comprising a Short Account of His Life; with a Critical Examination into His Principles and Practice of Design, Light, Shade, and Colour. Illustrated by Examples from the Etchings of Rembrandt. by Burnet, John

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