noun
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a reply or response to a question or remark, esp a quick witty one; retort
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law (in pleading) the answer made by a defendant to the claimant's reply
Related Words
See answer.
Other Word Forms
- nonrejoinder noun
Etymology
Origin of rejoinder
1475–85; < Middle French rejoindre (noun use of infinitive); rejoin 2
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Mr. Weitzman’s text, to his credit as a journalist, is littered with rejoinders from team representatives disputing his characterization of events.
Burns tried to rectify this but succumbed to sentimentality, as foreign affairs columnist Patrick Lawrence explained in his 2017 rejoinder to the series and, well, my impression of it:
From Salon
Falwell’s rejoinder: “Why don’t you have some murderers and bank robbers and so forth to represent?”
From Salon
In a perfect world, its success will be rejoinder enough.
From Los Angeles Times
Quayle’s stricken look — a rictus of shock and humiliation — spoke to the devastation of the rejoinder after which, it’s fair to say, his callow image never fully faded.
From Los Angeles Times
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