0 a quick and clever remark, often made in answer to a criticism:
1 to make a riposte:
[ + that ] She simply riposted that she did not create the book for the scientific community.
[ + speech ] "What about you?" she ripostes. "Is your life perfect?"
"That's a ridiculous question," riposted Mr. Hunt.
His weakness, she riposted thoughtfully, may be that he is becoming too autocratic.
She riposted that the company could become far more energy efficient if it fixed its leaking pipes.
A bifurcated-principle riposte made on his behalf is in fact a capitulation.
One typical riposte to this general line might lie in a sort of appeal to common sense.
Through its subtle exploration of the complex and contradictory connections between race, medicine and science, this collection provides an effective riposte.
The riposte of the visualist was to suggest a triggering set-up utilising our various screens.
To the riposte that this idea is hard to sustain, given the sheer commonality of polytheism, he possesses a two-fold reply.
