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repartee |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Repartee \Rep`ar*tee"\ (r?p`3r-t?"), n. [F. repartie, fr repartir to reply, depart again pref. re- re- partir to part depart. See {Part}.] A smart, ready, and witty reply. Cupid was as bad as he Hear but the youngster's repartee. --Prior. Syn: Retort; reply. See {Retort}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Repartee \Rep`ar*tee"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reparteed} (-t?d"); p. pr & vb n. {Reparteeing}.] To make smart and witty replies. [R.] --Prior. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: repartee n : adroitness and cleverness in reply From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: REPARTEE, n. Prudent insult in retort. Practiced by gentlemen with a constitutional aversion to violence, but a strong disposition to offend. In a war of words the tactics of the North American Indian.
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