Definitions
A quick reply, counterargument, or return thrust in fencing.
Word origin
From French riposte, taken from Italian risposta, a derivative of the verb rispondere (“to respond”).
Used in a sentence
“Watson’s letter was a riposte to the accusation made on Tuesday by Corbyn’s campaign that he was “peddling conspiracy theories” after he said in a Guardian interview that Labour was at risk from “Trotskyist entryists”.”
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