Vocabulary Word
Word: repartee
Definition: quick clever reply
Definition: quick clever reply
Sentences Containing 'repartee'
I do not mean that any beggar in the streets of London could earn 700 pounds a year--which is less than my average takings--but I had exceptional advantages in my power of making up, and also in a facility of repartee, which improved by practice and made me quite a recognised character in the City.
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