Indignant Definition
ĭn-dĭgnənt
adjective
Characterized by or filled with indignation.
American Heritage
Feeling or expressing anger or scorn, esp. at unjust, mean, or ungrateful action or treatment.
Webster's New World
Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.
Wiktionary
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Origin of Indignant
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From Latin indignans, present participle of indignari (“to consider as unworthy, be angry or displeased at”), from in- (“privative”) + dignari (“to consider as worthy”), from dignus (“worthy”).
From Wiktionary
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Latin indignāns indignant- present participle of indignārī to be indignant from indignus unworthy indign
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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