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- Dictionaryrejoinder/rɪˈdʒɔɪndə/
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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REJOINDER definition: 1. a quick and often angry or humorous answer: 2. a quick and often angry or humorous answer: 3…. Learn more.
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 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."
Synonyms for REJOINDER: response, reply, answer, reaction, retort, return, remark, replication; Antonyms of REJOINDER: question, inquiry, query, challenge, interrogation, charge, survey, interrogatory
A rejoinder is a reply, especially a quick, witty, or critical one, to a question or remark.
For the president and his defenders, there is a ready rejoinder to complaints about the inside game he played.
What does the noun rejoinder mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun rejoinder. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the noun rejoinder? How is the noun rejoinder pronounced? Where does the noun rejoinder come from? is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French rejoindre.
rejoinder - a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
a reply, especially a quick, critical or funny one synonym retort. ‘No!’ was his curt rejoinder. Want to learn more? Definition of rejoinder noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A rejoinder is a reply, especially a quick, witty, or critical one, to a question or remark.
