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repartee
(encz) | repartee,odseknout v: Zdeněk Brož |
repartee
(encz) | repartee,odseknutí n: Zdeněk Brož |
repartee
(encz) | repartee,pohotová odpověď Zdeněk Brož |
Repartee
(gcide) | 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.
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Cupid was as bad as he;
Hear but the youngster's repartee. --Prior.
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Syn: Retort; reply. See Retort.
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Repartee
(gcide) | 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.
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repartee
(wn) | repartee
n 1: adroitness and cleverness in reply |
repartee
(devil) | 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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repartee
(encz) | repartee,odseknout v: Zdeněk Brožrepartee,odseknutí n: Zdeněk Brožrepartee,pohotová odpověď Zdeněk Brož |
Reparteed
(gcide) | 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.
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Reparteeing
(gcide) | 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.
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repartee
(wn) | repartee
n 1: adroitness and cleverness in reply |
repartee
(devil) | 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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