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noun
1.
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke: a brilliant riposte to an insult.
2.
Fencing. a quick thrust given after parrying a lunge.
verb (used without object)
3.
to make a riposte.
4.
to reply or retaliate.
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Origin:
1700–10; < French, variant of risposte prompt answer < Italian risposta, noun use of feminine past participle of rispondere to answer < Vulgar Latin *respondere for Latin respondēre; see respond
1700–10; < French, variant of risposte prompt answer < Italian risposta, noun use of feminine past participle of rispondere to answer < Vulgar Latin *respondere for Latin respondēre; see respond
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Example Sentences
- For the record, one semi-opinionated short post dated six years ago is a weak riposte to an accusation of persistent bias.
- Sunday's gathering was a riposte to such glib optimism.
- Nor is it evident which came first, provoking the other side to come up with its own interior-design-inspired riposte.
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Word Origin & History
riposte
1707, "a quick thrust after parrying a lunge," a fencing term, from Fr. riposte, by dissimilation from risposte, from It. risposta "a reply," from rispondere "to respond," from L. respondere (see respond). Sense of "sharp retort" is first attested 1865.
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