witty remark (noun)
51pass — 1 verb 1 GO PAST (I, T) to come up to a particular point or object and go past it: The crowd parted to let the truck pass. | They kept quiet until the soldiers had passed. | pass sb/sth: We passed each other on the staircase. | I pass the sports… …
52Hungarian language — Hungarian magyar Pronunciation [ˈmɒɟɒr] Spoken in …
53retort — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ quick, sharp ▪ clever, witty ▪ sarcastic, scathing ▪ angry …
54epigram — ► NOUN 1) a concise and witty saying or remark. 2) a short witty poem. DERIVATIVES epigrammatic adjective. ORIGIN Greek epigramma, from gramma writing …
55epigrammatic — epigram ► NOUN 1) a concise and witty saying or remark. 2) a short witty poem. DERIVATIVES epigrammatic adjective. ORIGIN Greek epigramma, from gramma writing …
56List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom — This is a list of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom.* Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g. pants , crib ) are to be found …
57quip — I. noun Etymology: earlier quippy, perhaps from Latin quippe indeed, to be sure (often ironic), from quid what more at quiddity Date: 1532 1. a. a clever usually taunting remark ; gibe b. a witty or funny observation or response usually made on… …
58rock — I. /rɒk / (say rok) noun 1. Geology a. mineral matter of various composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable quantities in nature, as by the action of heat (igneous rock), or of water, air, or ice (sedimentary …
59UNITED STATES LITERATURE — The Influence of the Bible and Hebrew Culture The Jewish influence on American literary expression predated the actual arrival of Jews in the United States in 1654, for the Puritan culture of New England was marked from the outset by a deep… …
60facetious — adjective Etymology: Middle French facetieux, from facetie jest, from Latin facetia Date: 1599 1. joking or jesting often inappropriately ; waggish < just being facetious > 2. meant to be humorous or funny ; not serious < a facetious remark > …
