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US
/ɹiˈdʒɔɪndɝ, ɹɪˈdʒɔɪndɝ/
]
NOUN
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a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher - (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
How To Use rejoinder In A Sentence
- His pungent rejoinders made short work of the Government's high-flown theories.
- His manner was rather that of a music hall artist, complacent, even cheerful, as his one-liners provoked from his audience the rejoinders he sought.
- In its surrejoinder the defendant recalls that the charges against the complainant have been proved.
- Before Kate can respond with a witty rejoinder about geese, a waiter oozes forth and demands drink orders.
- It was a rejoinder to an industry that had branded him an English theatre person, and ‘a Parsi, which was like a big insult to me‘.
- ‘Answer’ was given to this bill, replies were allowed to the ‘answer’ and rejoinders to the replies were allowed, and so on.
- I would hope that anyone else responding to Palomares 'posting would stick to the subject rather than engage in vituperative rejoinder. Gay life in Mexico
- However, the political attackers may be unreceptive to the views of the legal profession, as it is likely to be perceived that any rejoinders are made in self-interest or with an ulterior motive.
- Baumol etal. employ an aircraft example in their rejoinder to Weitzman.
- I am a painter of the 20th century,’ was his rejoinder.