Indignantly

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. Expressing anger or annoyance in response to something regarded as offensive or unjust
2. Demonstrating strong displeasure or wrath when confronted with perceived unfairness or insult
3. In a way that shows strong displeasure or anger due to feeling insulted or treated unfairly

Etymology: Indignantly is a plain formation: the adjective "indignant" with the adverb suffix "-ly" added. "Indignant" comes from Latin "indignari", "to regard as unworthy", built from "in-" (not) and "dignus" (worthy), so the core idea is treating something as beneath one's dignity. The suffix traces back much further, to a Proto-Germanic word meaning "body" or "form" that gave Old English "-līċe", which became Middle English "-ly" and eventually the everyday English adverb ending.

Synonyms: resentfully, angrily, offendedly, furiously, righteously

Antonyms: calmly, peacefully