Both Uses of
banter
in
Crime and Punishment
- "And what a regiment it was, too," cried Ilya Petrovitch, much gratified at this agreeable banter, though still sulky.†
Chpt 2.1 *
- Pyotr Petrovitch met her "politely and affably," but with a certain shade of bantering familiarity which in his opinion was suitable for a man of his respectability and weight in dealing with a creature so young and so interesting as she.†
Chpt 5.1
Definition:
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(banter) casual conversation that is clever and amuses; or to engage in such conversation