riposte
(noun) (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge
rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter
(noun) a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); “it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher”
retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin
(verb) answer back
riposte
(verb) make a return thrust; “his opponent riposted”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
riposte (plural ripostes)
(fencing) a thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
a counter-attack in any combat or any sport
a quick and usually witty response to a taunt, a retort
an answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem
riposte (third-person singular simple present ripostes, present participle riposting, simple past and past participle riposted)
(fencing) to attempt to hit an opponent after parrying an attack.
to respond quickly; particularly if the response is humorous.
• Epirots, Prietos, isopter, periost, periots, porites, portise, positer, prostie, reposit, ropiest
Source: Wiktionary
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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.
