repartee
(noun) adroitness and cleverness in reply
Source: WordNet® 3.1
repartee (countable and uncountable, plural repartees)
A swift, witty reply, especially one that is amusing.
Synonym: Thesaurus:joke
A conversation marked by a series of witty retorts.
Skill in replying swiftly and wittily.
repartee (third-person singular simple present repartees, present participle reparteeing, simple past and past participle reparteed)
To reply with a repartee
To have a repartee (conversation marked by repartees)
• pear tree, peartree, repeater, rerepeat
Source: Wiktionary
Rep`ar*tee" (rp`3r-t"), n. Etym: [F. repartie, fr. repartir to reply, depart again; pref. re- re- partir to part, depart. See Part.]
Definition: A smart, ready, and witty reply. Cupid was as bad as he; Hear but the youngster's repartee. Prior.
Syn.
– Retort; reply. See Retort.
Rep`ar*tee", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Reparteed (-td"); p. pr. & vb. n. Reparteeing.]
Definition: To make smart and witty replies. [R.] Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 April 2025
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
