- retortive
- [rıʹtɔ:tıv] a редк.
1. отогнутый назад2. колкий, остроумный
retortive question - колкий /ехидный/ вопрос
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
retortive question - колкий /ехидный/ вопрос
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
Retortive — Re*tort ive, a. Containing retort. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
retortive — retorˈtive adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑retort … Useful english dictionary
back|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 … Useful english dictionary