riposte
noun
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke.
had riposted
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past perfectof riposte.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"Call me citizen Commissary," Lebel had riposted curtly.
From The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
