indignantly

«indignantly» in Mova's school dictionary: In an angry, offended way, because you think something is… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

In an angry, offended way, because you think something is unfair or insulting. tree →

sense in the lessons

A very common word in children's classics: «said Alice indignantly», «Toad replied indignantly». It shows a character feels wronged and is protesting. Alice speaks indignantly many times in Wonderland when the creatures are rude to her.

examples

• «I'm not a serpent!» said Alice indignantly. tree →
• «I didn't do it!» Tom replied indignantly. tree →
• Toad indignantly denied that he had stolen the car. tree →
• The cat looked indignantly at the dog in its basket. tree →
• She indignantly pointed out that it was her turn. tree →
• «Who are you calling silly?» asked the Mock Turtle indignantly. tree →
• "The Wolf!" exclaimed the Sheep indignantly. tree →

note

Adverb from «indignant»; noun «indignation». Similar: crossly, angrily, resentfully. «Indignant» means angry about unfairness, not just angry.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «indignantly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.