RAILLERY


Meaning of RAILLERY in English

/ray"leuh ree/ , n. , pl. railleries .

1. good-humored ridicule; banter.

2. a bantering remark.

[ 1645-55; raillerie, equiv. to MF raill ( er ) to RAIL 2 + -erie -ERY ]

Syn. 1. jesting, joking, badinage, chaff, pleasantry.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .