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riposteri‧poste /rɪˈpɒst, rɪˈpəʊst $ rɪˈpoʊst/ noun [countable]   riposteOrigin: 1700-1800 French, Italian risposta ‘answer’, from rispondere ‘to answer’, from Latin respondere; ➔ RESPOND - Capote took such pleasure in his witty ripostes.
- A riposte to that argument was provided by Sea Containers, the shipping group headed by James Sherwood.
- Clearly, if it is perceived as of comparatively minor concern, few countries would risk making a military riposte.
- Only asking was a standard riposte from most Walworth kids.
- The immediate riposte to Schwab's list is that this is a case of motherhood and apple pie.
- The photographer was lost for riposte, obvious though it should have been; instead he turned to run.
- The story was a riposte to a similar stunt pulled on Tony Benn by the Sun.
- This book provides an unanswerable riposte to such nostalgic nonsense.
► answer something you say when someone asks you a question or speaks to you: · I asked if he wanted to come, but I didn’t get an answer.· If you’re asking me for money, the answer’s no! ► reply an answer – used especially in written English to report what someone said: · She asked how he felt, and received the reply, ‘Awful!’· ‘Finished now?’ ‘No,' came the reply. ► response an answer that clearly shows your reaction to a question, suggestion etc: · Wagner’s responses showed that he had thought carefully about the issues.· ‘Sure. Why not?’ was his response to most of Billie’s suggestions. ► retort written an angry answer given when someone has annoyed you or criticized you: · Isabelle began an angry retort and then stopped herself. ► comeback a quick answer that is clever, funny, or rude: · He walked out before I could think of a snappy comeback. ► riposte formal a quick and clever answer: · Anna produced the perfect riposte. ► rejoinder formal a quick answer, especially a clever or rude one: · If he confronts them, he’ll run the risk of a sharp rejoinder. formal a quick, clever reply to something that someone has said:  a suitably witty riposte |