rejoinder

CEFRC1

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪndɚ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A quick or clever reply to something said.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A quick response that involves disagreement or is witty, especially an answer to a question.

Examples

  • "You're another" is a hallowed rejoinder to playground taunts.

  • This victory offered him a rejoinder to critics who claim he cannot win.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A response that answers another response.

  2. The defendant's answer to the replication.

  3. Re-insertion, typically after allowance of a patent application, of patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement.

More examples

In context

  • "76. ... P-R8(N) mate! Certainly not 76... P-R8(Q), though threatening mate on the move in seven different ways--as 77 Q-N5 mate would have been the painful rejoinder."

  • "I'm starting to-morrow. This is perhaps the last time we shall ever meet." I made an appropriate rejoinder, and he smiled wanly.

Synonyms

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His clever blank to the insult silenced everyone in the room immediately.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English rejoinder, rejonder, rejoynder, from Middle French rejoindre, with infinitive used as noun frequent in Law French. Doublet of rejoin.