Both Uses of
retort
in
Sense and Sensibility
- Mrs. Ferrars looked exceedingly angry, and drawing herself up more stiffly than ever, pronounced in retort this bitter philippic, "Miss Morton is Lord Morton's daughter."†
Chpt 34 *
- Marianne was going to retort, but she remembered her promises, and forbore.†
Chpt 37
Definition:
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(retort as in: quick retort) a quick reply to a question or remark -- especially a witty or critical one