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); āit brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacherā
retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin
(verb) answer back
riposte
(verb) make a return thrust; āhis opponent ripostedā
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
26 February 2025
(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; āan acrimonious disputeā; ābitter about the divorceā
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.
