INDIGNANTLY

indignantly

(adverb) in an indignant manner; “Miss Burney protested indignantly, her long thin nose turning pink with mortification at this irreverent piece of mimicry”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

indignantly (comparative more indignantly, superlative most indignantly)

in an indignant manner

Source: Wiktionary


In*dig"nant*ly, adv.

Definition: In an indignant manner.

INDIGNANT

In*dig"nant, a. Etym: [L. indignans, -antis, p. pr. of indignari to be indignant, disdain. See Indign.]

Definition: Affected with indignation; wrathful; passionate; irate; feeling wrath, as when a person is exasperated by unworthy or unjust treatment, by a mean action, or by a degrading accusation. He strides indignant, and with haughty cries To single fight the fairy prince defies. Tickell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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