All 3 Uses of
retort
in
Man And Superman
- You will retort that I never do anything else: it is your favorite jibe at me that what I call drama is nothing but explanation.†
Chpt Ded. *
- The crushing retort for which Ramsden has been visibly collecting his forces is lost for ever; for at this point Octavius returns with Miss Ann Whitefield and her mother; and Ramsden springs up and hurries to the door to receive them.†
Chpt 1
- My entreaties were in vain: she always retorted that she wasn't good enough for me, and recommended me to marry an accursed barmaid named Rebecca Lazarus, whom I loathed.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(retort as in: quick retort) a quick reply to a question or remark -- especially a witty or critical one