indignant
adjective
feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base.
half-indignant
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a word derived from
indignant.
Example Sentences
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"Poor little girl, it's hard for you not to have seen them once more," Christopher said, tenderly, failing to meet the half-amused and half-indignant glance that Norma sent him.
From The Beloved Woman by Kathleen Thompson Norris
Their semi-apologetic letters and her half-sorrowful, half-indignant remonstrances are both amusing and pathetic.
From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Ida Husted Harper
Ethel started back and looked round with a half-indignant, half-distrustful eye and saw—Dagmar.
From A Poached Peerage by William Magnay
Her eyes, at times, seemed to be half-indignant interrogation points.
From Yolanda: Maid of Burgundy by Charles Major
The man stood looking at her for a second in half-indignant astonishment.
From The Enchanted Barn by Grace Livingston Hill
