First Known Use: 1707
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riposte
noun ri·poste \ri-ˈpōst\
: a quick and clever reply
Full Definition of RIPOSTE
1
: a fencer's quick return thrust following a parry
2
: a retaliatory verbal sally : retort
3
: a retaliatory maneuver or measure
— riposte verb
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Origin of RIPOSTE
French, modification of Italian risposta, literally, answer, from rispondere to respond, from Latin respondēre
Rhymes with RIPOSTE
almost, at most, bedpost, compost, crown roast, doorpost, endmost, foremost, French toast, gatepost, glasnost, goalpost, gold coast, Gold Coast, guidepost, headmost, hindmost, impost, inmost, king post, lamppost, midmost, milepost, outmost, outpost, pot roast, provost, queen post, rearmost, rib roast, seacoast, signpost, Slave Coast, sternmost, sternpost, topmost, upcoast, upmost, utmost
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