Both Uses of
righteous
in
Gone with the Wind
- "I never thought to live long enough to hear such disloyal words spoken of our Cause," went on Mrs. Merriwether, by this time in a ferment of righteous anger.†
Chpt 2.12
- She was pink with righteous anger, her gentle eyes snapping fire, her nostrils quivering.†
Chpt 5.49 *
Definition:
-
(righteous as in: a righteous cause) morally correct; or morally justified
or:
acting or feeling morally superior -- especially when it isn't true (this meaning is more typically seen as a compound word beginning with "self-")