rejoinder

«rejoinder» in Mova's school dictionary: A quick reply, especially a clever, sharp or rude one — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a rejoinder, rejoinders — formal)

meaning for a pupil

(formal) A quick reply, especially a clever, sharp or rude one. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories this word describes witty or sharp answers in an argument. In Alice in Wonderland Alice and the creatures exchange rejoinders (the Hatter and the March Hare at the tea party), and in The Wind in the Willows Toad gives cheeky rejoinders.

examples

• She had a quick rejoinder for every insult. tree →
• «That's not my fault!» came the sharp rejoinder. tree →
• The Hatter's rude rejoinder made Alice angry. tree →
• He could not think of a rejoinder. tree →
• Toad's rejoinder made the others laugh. tree →
• Her rejoinder was short and clever. tree →

note

Formal: everyday words are reply, answer, comeback (informal). Similar: retort, riposte.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rejoinder» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.