A fortiori
[ah fohr-ti-oh-ree; english ey fawr-shee-awr-ahy, ey fohr-shee-ohr-ahy] /ɑ ˌfoʊr tɪˈoʊ ri; english eɪ ˌfɔr ʃiˈɔr aɪ, eɪ ˌfoʊr ʃiˈoʊr aɪ/
adverb, latin.
for a still stronger reason; even more certain; all the more.
a fortiori
/eɪ ˌfɔːtɪˈɔːraɪ; -rɪ; ɑː/
adverb
for similar but more convincing reasons: if britain cannot afford a sp-ce programme, then, a fortiori, neither can india
word origin
latin
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