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indignantly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N D IH1 G N AH0 N T L IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an indignant manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an indignant manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Miss Burney protested indignantly, her long thin nose turning pink with mortification at this irreverent piece of mimicry

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English indignant Middle English -ly English -ly English indignantly From indignant + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: възмутено (vǎzmuteno) — in an indignant manner
  • Finnish: närkästyneesti — in an indignant manner
  • Finnish: tuohtuneesti — in an indignant manner
  • Greek: αγανακτισμένα (aganaktisména) — in an indignant manner
  • Italian: indignatamente — in an indignant manner