indignantly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English indignant Middle English -ly English -ly English indignantly From indignant + -ly.
Meanings
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In an indignant manner; with indignation.
When Samael saw that God had enlightened Adam, he yelled indignantly.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 14:And Dan indignantly waved his long, brown arm over the plant, which consisted of the engine, the boring apparatus, and a dilapidated spring-cart that was pulled by a lean, lonely-looking horse[.]
1911, ‘Steel Rudd’, The Book of Dan, Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, published 1970, page 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most indignantly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more indignantly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
fi närkästyneesti (in an indignant manner) · fi tuohtuneesti (in an indignant manner) · el αγανακτισμένα (in an indignant manner) · it indignatamente (in an indignant manner) · bg възмутено (in an indignant manner)