rejoinder
noun
1. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
- it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
Similar word(s): comeback, counter, replication, retort, return, riposte
Definition categories: communication, reply, response
2. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
Definition categories: communication, pleading
verb
1. (intransitive) To issue a rejoinder.
2. (transitive) To say as a rejoinder.