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Definition of repartee in English: reparteenoun ˌrɛpɑːˈtiː mass nounConversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies. he had a quick mind and a splendid gift of repartee Example sentencesExamples - Vivian I'm not like you, witty repartee is not one of my gifts.
- Cagney and Sylvia Sidney also worked well together, reflecting Cagney's respect for Sidney as an actor and also his enjoyment of her adeptness at witty repartee.
- With our love of repartee, we Irish would challenge the snappiest New York scriptwriter, if only we stayed sober long enough to remember our quips.
- Shining with repartee between two great wits, the play is a masterful compendium of playful banter revealing Shaw and Mrs Patrick Campbell in scenes of both confrontation and reconciliation.
- Even though the thugs are armed with knives and chains, Edward is able to rebuff them with witty repartee and by revealing that his chauffeur carries a gun.
- The script is pleasantly unpredictable, with some witty yet believably sharp repartee, especially between Jo and her mother.
- You always seem to have a quick remark or witty repartee.
- The witty repartee, the insults, and the jabs were all so natural.
- The imbalanced pacing makes it difficult to appreciate the profound monologues and witty repartee that follow the long stretches of absurdity.
- When he is not exchanging repartee directly with his beloved, Tom affects the cynicism of a full-blown Restoration rake.
- The repartee is often funny, and the supporting characters hilarious.
- If you get bored watching Connery drive his Aston Martin to a romantic rendezvous for some witty repartee, the movie will likely bore you.
- He's crying out for his own chat show, where his facility for quickfire repartee would come into its own.
- I only regret that I don't have some witty repartee to entertain myself as I write this review, but I think I'm still in shock.
- Their effortless and witty repartee rivals any comedy duo that came before or after.
- Vithabai with her quick repartee and imaginative extempore dialogues and a vibrating singing voice brought about many changes in the Tamasha performance repertoire.
- Young, feisty Iris leaves her creaky, would-be suitor in the dust as they engage in the sort of witty, erudite repartee that exists only in films.
- Yeah, he's a pop genius, but his cool, affable swagger and clever repartee are the perfect complement to the more extroverted, outgoing personalities of Dahle and Ms. Case.
- Madcap banter and witty repartee were the way everyone conversed.
- With witty repartee like that, it's a mystery why the woman hasn't already made a successful career for herself as a celebrity chef.
Synonyms banter, badinage, witty conversation, bantering, raillery, witticism, crosstalk, wordplay, patter witty remarks, witticisms, ripostes, sallies, quips joking, jesting, teasing, chaff, chaffing, drollery French bons mots rare persiflage
Origin Mid 17th century: from French repartie 'replied promptly', feminine past participle of repartir, from re- 'again' + partir 'set off'. Rhymes absentee, açai, addressee, adoptee, agree, allottee, amputee, appellee, appointee, appraisee, après-ski, assignee, asylee, attendee, bailee, bain-marie, Bangui, bargee, bawbee, be, Bea, bee, bootee, bouquet garni, bourgeoisie, Brie, BSc, buckshee, Capri, cc, chimpanzee, cohabitee, conferee, consignee, consultee, Cree, debauchee, decree, dedicatee, Dee, degree, deportee, dernier cri, detainee, devisee, devotee, divorcee, draftee, dree, Dundee, dungaree, eau-de-vie, emcee, employee, endorsee, en famille, ennui, enrollee, escapee, esprit, evacuee, examinee, expellee, fee, fiddle-de-dee, flea, flee, fleur-de-lis, foresee, franchisee, free, fusee (US fuzee), Gardaí, garnishee, gee, ghee, glee, goatee, grandee, Grand Prix, grantee, Guarani, guarantee, he, HMRC, indictee, inductee, internee, interviewee, invitee, jamboree, Jaycee, jeu d'esprit, key, knee, Lea, lee, legatee, Leigh, lessee, Ley, licensee, loanee, lychee, manatee, Manichee, maquis, Marie, marquee, me, Midi, mortgagee, MSc, nominee, obligee, Otomi, parolee, Parsee, parti pris, patentee, Pawnee, payee, pea, pee, permittee, plc, plea, pledgee, pollee, presentee, promisee, quay, ratatouille, referee, refugee, releasee, retiree, returnee, rupee, scot-free, scree, sea, secondee, see, settee, Shanxi, Shawnee, shchi, she, shea, si, sirree, ski, spree, standee, suttee, tant pis, tea, tee, tee-hee, Tennessee, testee, the, thee, three, thuggee, Tiree, Torquay, trainee, Tralee, transferee, tree, Trincomalee, trustee, tutee, twee, Twi, undersea, vestee, vis-à-vis, wagon-lit, Waikiki, warrantee, we, wee, whee, whoopee, ye, yippee, Zuider Zee Definition of repartee in US English: reparteenoun Conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty comments or replies. he had a quick mind and a splendid gift of repartee Example sentencesExamples - He's crying out for his own chat show, where his facility for quickfire repartee would come into its own.
- Vivian I'm not like you, witty repartee is not one of my gifts.
- Madcap banter and witty repartee were the way everyone conversed.
- When he is not exchanging repartee directly with his beloved, Tom affects the cynicism of a full-blown Restoration rake.
- The script is pleasantly unpredictable, with some witty yet believably sharp repartee, especially between Jo and her mother.
- Shining with repartee between two great wits, the play is a masterful compendium of playful banter revealing Shaw and Mrs Patrick Campbell in scenes of both confrontation and reconciliation.
- Their effortless and witty repartee rivals any comedy duo that came before or after.
- I only regret that I don't have some witty repartee to entertain myself as I write this review, but I think I'm still in shock.
- With our love of repartee, we Irish would challenge the snappiest New York scriptwriter, if only we stayed sober long enough to remember our quips.
- With witty repartee like that, it's a mystery why the woman hasn't already made a successful career for herself as a celebrity chef.
- You always seem to have a quick remark or witty repartee.
- If you get bored watching Connery drive his Aston Martin to a romantic rendezvous for some witty repartee, the movie will likely bore you.
- Even though the thugs are armed with knives and chains, Edward is able to rebuff them with witty repartee and by revealing that his chauffeur carries a gun.
- Yeah, he's a pop genius, but his cool, affable swagger and clever repartee are the perfect complement to the more extroverted, outgoing personalities of Dahle and Ms. Case.
- Cagney and Sylvia Sidney also worked well together, reflecting Cagney's respect for Sidney as an actor and also his enjoyment of her adeptness at witty repartee.
- The imbalanced pacing makes it difficult to appreciate the profound monologues and witty repartee that follow the long stretches of absurdity.
- Vithabai with her quick repartee and imaginative extempore dialogues and a vibrating singing voice brought about many changes in the Tamasha performance repertoire.
- The repartee is often funny, and the supporting characters hilarious.
- The witty repartee, the insults, and the jabs were all so natural.
- Young, feisty Iris leaves her creaky, would-be suitor in the dust as they engage in the sort of witty, erudite repartee that exists only in films.
Synonyms banter, badinage, witty conversation, bantering, raillery, witticism, crosstalk, wordplay, patter
Origin Mid 17th century: from French repartie ‘replied promptly’, feminine past participle of repartir, from re- ‘again’ + partir ‘set off’. |