retort
v.
make a sharp answer, give an incisive reply; retaliate, reciprocate, requite, return in kind; reply to an argument with a contrary claim
Distillation
retort
Noun
1. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
(synonym) rejoinder, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter
(hypernym) reply, response
(hyponym) sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip, mouth
(derivation) come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin
2. a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat
(hypernym) vessel
(hyponym) alembic
(part-holonym) still
Verb
1. answer back
(synonym) come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin
(hypernym) answer, reply, respond
(derivation) rejoinder, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter
Retorting
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Retort
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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