REPARTEE

repartee

(noun) adroitness and cleverness in reply

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Verb

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)

Anagrams

• pear tree, peartree, repeater, rerepeat

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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