indignantly

[ in-dig-nuhnt-lee ]

adverb

with a sense of injury or strong displeasure at something considered unjust, insulting, or offensive: If you speak to Canadians about annexation to the United States, they indignantly repudiate the idea.

Origin of indignantly

At this point, you’re no doubt indignant and demanding I show my math.
Why 20 Miles Is the Perfect Length for a Bike Ride | Eben Weiss | November 20, 2020 | Outside Online
Oh, yes, and anyone anywhere who has ever indignantly, pompously posed the question: Do you know who I am?
‘Ascent of the A-Word:’ The Beauty of the Indispensable Vulgarity | Malcolm Jones | August 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
For starters, Khalidi indignantly dismisses what he calls “the canard regarding the Palace Hotel.”
Response to Rashid Khalidi | Gil Troy | April 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
"I told them there was not an Indian in this village would steal cattle," said Ramona, indignantly.
Ramona | Helen Hunt Jackson
Nancy Watling deigned no reply to his farewell salutation, but walked indignantly across her moon-lighted lawn.
The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie

Marmont indignantly refused to go in such a capacity, and a permanent estrangement nearly took place.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
indignantly I deny the false statement, charging him with abetting the conspiracy to involve my comrades.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander Berkman
She is never more than half inclined to do 200 anything, answered Tessa indignantly.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline | Jennie M. Drinkwater

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