ANSWER, ANSWERABLE, ANSWER BACK, ANSWERING
ADJECTIVES
1460 — RESPONSAL answerable, responsible → obs.
1567 — REPONSARY containing an answer or response
1576 — RESPONSORY answering, replying, responding → obs.
1867 — CUT-FINGERED applied to one who gives a short answer → Sc. (Bk.)
1895 — SIMPLE-ANSWERED making a plain, simple answer (Bk.)
INTERJECTIONS
1994 — SCORE! used as a humorous acknowledgement of a correct answer → US sl.
NOUNS
1175 — ANSQUARE an answer → obs.
1175 — SWARE answer; reply → obs.
1475 — RESPONSAL an answer, a response or reply → obs.
1475 — RESPONSION an answering or reply; a response
1496 — MISANSWER a wrong answer → obs.
1598 — SNAPHANCE a curt, sharp answer; a ready answer or argument; a snappish retort → obs.
1638 — ORACLE a wise or prudent answer
1642 — ANSWERAGE an answering → obs.
1655 — QUAESITE the answer to a problem; that which is sough for → obs.
1659 — SALVO an answer to an objection; a solution, explanation of a difficulty → obs.
1748 — QUAESITUM the answer to a problem; that which is sought for
..19C — FIMBLE-FAMBLE an unsatisfactory answer or a poor excuse → sl.
1822 — TALIATION a retaliatory answer, a retort, a rejoinder → Sc. obs.
.M19 — BACK-JAW an insolent or hostile answer; a retort; mutual abuse → Sc. & Amer. dial.
1852 — ANWORD an answer; a reply → obs. (Bk.)
1862 — DUSTY ANSWER a curt, rude, or unhelpful answer or response
1898 — SNIPE a sarcastic answer to an impertinent question; a sarcasm → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1914 — GLUT a saucy or impertinent answer → Amer. dial.
1945 — BACKCAP an answer → US sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1895 — RESPONSAL a person who is answerable or responsible → obs. (Bk.)
PHRASES
1910 — ASK ME ANOTHER used to indicate that one does not know the answer to a question → sl.
1927 — ALOES TO CATCH MEDDLERS used as an evasive answer to a question, esp. ‘What’s that?” → Amer. dial.
VERBS
..885 — ANDWURDE to answer → obs.
1175 — SWARE to answer → obs.
1300 — ANSQUARE to answer → obs.
1325 — MISANSWER to give a wrong or inappropriate answer to a person
1425 — ONSWERE to answer → obs.
1605 — SURREPLY to answer to a reply → obs.
1781 — CAMPLE to answer pertly, to retort, to argue → Sc. & Eng. dial.
.M19 — BACK-JAW to answer in an insolent or hostile manner; to retort, altercate, abuse → Sc. & Amer. dial.
1867 — BIRK to give a tart answer; to converse in a lively manner → Sc. (Bk.)
1877 — CAWPER to answer saucily → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1899 — TAKE UP to answer shortly and hastily; to interrupt in order to correct; to defeat in an argument → Sc.
1900 — ENT to answer → Sc. (Bk.)
1900 — GIVE ONE THE GAMMET to answer back, to retort → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — YAPPER → YOPPER to answer saucily; to mouth → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1921 — ANSWER SCOTCH FASHION to answer by asking another question → sl. (Bk.)
1922 — ANSWER LIKE A NORMAN to answer evasively (Bk.)
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