counterreply

[ noun koun-ter-ri-plahy; verb koun-ter-ri-plahy, koun-ter-ri-plahy ]

noun

, plural coun·ter·re·plies.

1. a reply made in response to a reply; rejoinder.

verb (used without object)

, coun·ter·re·plied, coun·ter·re·ply·ing.

1. to make a reply in response to a reply.

verb (used with object)

, coun·ter·re·plied, coun·ter·re·ply·ing.

1. to reply with (a statement) in response to a reply.

Word History and Origins

Origin of counterreply¹

counter- + reply