Both Uses of
quip
in
As You Like It
- If I sent him word again it was not well cut, he would send me word he cut it to please himself: this is called the Quip modest.†
Scene 5.4 *
- The first, the Retort courteous; the second, the Quip modest; the third, the Reply churlish; the fourth, the Reproof valiant; the fifth, the Countercheck quarrelsome; the sixth, the Lie with circumstance; the seventh, the Lie direct.†
Scene 5.4
Definition:
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(quip) a clever, witty remark; or making such a remark