indignant
adjectiveGraduateELO 1,568GRECATMAT
DEFINITION
angered at something unjust or wrong
WEBSTER'S 1913
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.
ETYMOLOGY
Latin 'indignare' - to regard with indignation or resent
IN LITERATURE
“A pretty little housemaid replied, with an indignant flush, that she was the person.”
— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
IN USE
“The Youth International Party (YIP) and Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) emerged in Li'l Abner as "Students Wildly Indignant about Nearly Everything!" (SWINE).”
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