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- Dictionaryre·join·der/rəˈjoindər/
noun
- 1. a reply, especially a sharp or witty one: "she would have made some cutting rejoinder but none came to mind"
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The meaning of REJOINDER is the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication. How to use rejoinder in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Rejoinder.
a quick and often angry or humorous answer: She always has a witty rejoinder to/for any question. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. an answer. answer We're still waiting for an answer. reply "How far?" asked Nigel. "Not far," was the mumbled reply. answer 105 is the correct answer. response Thank you for your swift response.
A rejoinder usually means a witty comeback. If someone asks you a silly question like, "Are you painting?" when you are holding a paint can and a brush, your rejoinder could be, "No, I'm just doing my nails."
a quick answer, often given in a way that is competitive or amusing: The reviewer’s mistakes were so flagrant that Gove drafted a strong rejoinder. (Definition of rejoinder from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of rejoinder. rejoinder. Well, of course they didn't, came the quick rejoinder.
1. a reply or response to a question or remark, esp a quick witty one; retort. 2. (Law) law (in pleading) the answer made by a defendant to the claimant's reply. [C15: from Old French rejoindre to rejoin 2]
A pleading in common law, made by the defendant to answer a replication by the plaintiff. Webster's New World Law. (law) Defendant's answer to the replication. Wiktionary.
Definition of rejoinder noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Rejoinder definition: an answer to a reply; response.. See examples of REJOINDER used in a sentence.
A rejoinder is a reply, especially a quick, witty, or critical one, to a question or remark. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'rejoinder' British English: rɪdʒɔɪndəʳ American English: rɪdʒɔɪndər. More. Synonyms of 'rejoinder' • reply, answer, response, counter [...] More. Examples of 'rejoinder' in a sentence.
Dictionary definition of rejoinder. A reply or response to something that has been said or written. "His rejoinder to her accusation was quick, sharp and witty." Detailed meaning of rejoinder.
