argal

English

Etymology 1

A corruption of the Latin ergō (“therefore, thus”).

Adverb

argal

  1. thus, therefore
    • William Shakespeare, Hamlet V.i.11-13
      And an act hath three branches—it is to act, to do, to perform. Argal, she drowned herself wittingly.
Usage notes

This word is used facetiously or as a joke, to indicate that the conclusion that follows or the preceding reasoning is absurd or specious.

Etymology 2

Noun

argal (usually uncountable, plural argals)

  1. crude tartar.

Etymology 3

Noun

argal (plural argals)

  1. An argali (kind of sheep).

References

  • Shakespeare, William. Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. G.L Kittredge ed. Boston: Ginn, 1939.
  • argal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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