retortive
1Retortive — Re*tort ive, a. Containing retort. [1913 Webster] …
2retortive — retorˈtive adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑retort …
3back|chat — «BAK CHAT», noun. Informal. 1. a) witty talk; repartee: »the effervescence of Beaumarchais with lines of pinpoint carbonation that bubble wittily with what G. B. Shaw called “retortive backchat” (Time). b) impudent or insolent retorts; back talk …
