Both Uses of
indignant
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- Had he appeared surprised at his own arrest, or feigned indignation at it, I should have looked upon it as highly suspicious, because such surprise or anger would not be natural under the circumstances, and yet might appear to be the best policy to a scheming man.†
Chpt 4 *
- There is no lane so vile that the scream of a tortured child, or the thud of a drunkard's blow, does not beget sympathy and indignation among the neighbours, and then the whole machinery of justice is ever so close that a word of complaint can set it going, and there is but a step between the crime and the dock.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(indignant) angered or annoyed at something unjust or wrong