Meanings of tart reply in English

I was about to make a tart reply, and then thought better of it.

I sent her a stiff and tart reply, declining to hold any communication with her.

She made a tart reply and vanished through the door that Cliffe held open for her.

Mr. Worthington was on the point of giving a tart reply to this, but restrained himself.

Lady Ogram was growing less amiable, and with much ado Constance restrained herself from a tart reply.

In her eagerness she committed the mistake of asking how he felt now, and received a tart reply.

A rather tart reply was on my lips, but I bit them hard and succeeded in keeping them closed.

Her quick and tart reply was-" Idon'tthink I shall 'bring up' my child by a book."

Amanda was on the point of making an equally tart reply, when fortunately the king appeared at the door, and so interrupted the threatened dispute.

Both children looked ready to make some tart reply to Charlotte's interpolation, but as their eyes fell upon her they discovered that to be impossible.

"Well, I am mad enough to do it," was the tart reply.

"I'm glad someone has a little forethought," was the rather tart reply.

"If it's good enough for me, it's good enough for you," was the tart reply.

"My son Coryston and I have at present no interests in common," was Lady Coryston's slightly tart reply.

"I fear that for once you have undertaken a task beyond your ability, Captain Paul," was the rather tart reply.

"St. John, they know more about putting out the fire than you do," was the tart reply of the young man's parent.