quick, sharp
clever, witty
sarcastic, scathing
angry

come up with, make
I couldn't come up with a witty retort.
He opened his mouth to make a sarcastic retort.

bite back
He bit back a sharp retort.

bring, draw, meet with
Her remark drew angry retorts from the unemployed workers.

quickly
angrily, furiously, heatedly, hotly
‘How dare you!’ he retorted angrily.

bitterly, harshly, sarcastically, scathingly, sharply
defensively, indignantly
calmly, coldly, coolly
drily, playfully
childishly