fors and againsts

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔːzən(d)əˈɡɛnsts/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈfɔɹzən(d)əˈɡɛnsts/

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Noun

fors and againsts pl (plural only)

1. pros and cons
   • 1817, Jane Austen, Persuasion:

     I was privy to all the fors and againsts, I was the friend to whom he confided his hopes and plans, [...]

   • 1892, Rhoda Broughton, Mrs. Bligh:

     If the fors and againsts of any course of action were not so intrinsically mixed, [...]

   • 2007, Ray Dousset, Rotor in the Green:

     We talked at length of the fors and againsts of each service [...]

   • 2012, Helena Grice, Asian American Fiction, History and Life Writing: International Encounters:

     As with his preface, Kang short-circuits the intellectual fors-and-againsts of aid-giving [...]