"repartee" in the noun sense
1. repartee
adroitness and cleverness in reply
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adroitness and cleverness in reply
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repartee
Repartee is the soul of conversation. [ Dryden ]
Repartee is precisely the touchstone of the man of wit. [ Moliere ]
A talent for repartee is one that increases with practice. [ J. L. Motley ]
The impromptu reply is precisely the touchstone of the man of wit. [ Moliere ]
Repartee is altogether a natural endowment, and is the lightning of the mind. [ Alfred de Musset ]
The artful injury, whose venomed dart scarce wounds the hearing, while it stabs the heart. [ Hannah More ]
reparteein Scrabble®
The word repartee is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
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reparteein Words With Friends™
The word repartee is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.
repartee:
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