argal

¹

[ ahr-guhl ]

noun

1. argali.

argal

²

[ ahr-guhl ]

conjunction

, Literary.

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

argal

/ ˈɑːɡəl /

noun

1. See argol
   another name for argol

Word History and Origins

Origin of argal¹

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

Example Sentences

Argal, it is impossible that this peculiarly situated entity should borrow from other papers.

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Argal, the more luxury among the rich the more money in the pockets of the poor.

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What occasion to 'argal-bargal' about why God did not sooner accomplish the scheme of Christianity?

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This did not satisfy Argal; the demand in full was reiterated; but Powhatan was again, for a long time, silent.

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Argal, the hardness is due to the dressing, not to the meat: it is a triumph of domestic cookery.

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