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Definition of Indignant
1. Adjective. Angered at something unjust or wrong. "Umbrageous at the loss of their territory"
Definition of Indignant
1. a. 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.
Definition of Indignant
1. Adjective. Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Indignant
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indignant
Literary usage of Indignant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... with open jaw and foaming fang, And groans indignant from his heart a groan,
And lashes either side his flanks and loins, Spurring himself to battle, ..."
2. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"... in 1844, to commemorate the struggle for parliamentary reform. any preparations
for the voyage. Perr -addressed an indignant letter on the subject to ..."
3. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by James Boswell (1826)
"... having thought himself ill-treated by the reverend Dr. Franklin, who was one
of the writers of the Critical Review, published an indignant vindication ..."
4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"... who were ambitious of lying at the feet of their bishop ; and the priests of
Apollo retired, with their affrighted and indignant votaries. ..."
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