interjection. An interjection generally used when gloating about a perceived cause of humiliation or inferiority for the person being addressed, often when disagreeing with a statement considered incorrect or irrelevant.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ad. Nearer.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Nearer.
Word Usage
"Man seeks to form for himself, in whatever manner is suitable for him, a simplified and lucid image of the world, and so to overcome the world of experience by striving to replace it to some extent by this image."