All 3 Uses of
retort
in
Middlemarch
- "I'll swear there is, though," retorted Mr. Hawley.†
Chpt 2 *retorted = quickly replied
- Before the last words were out of Mr. Hawley's mouth, Bulstrode felt that he should answer, and that his answer would be a retort.†
Chpt 7retort = quickly reply
- "Yes," said Sir James, unable to repress a retort, "it is rather a pity you formed that high opinion of him.†
Chpt 8
Definition:
a quick reply to a question or remark -- especially a witty or critical one