Both Uses of
indignant
in
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- From disappointment, I gradually ascended the emotional ladder to haughty indignation, and finally to that state of stubbornness where the mind is locked like the jaws of an enraged bulldog.
p. 265.6 *indignation = anger at something unjust or wrong
- Mother, regarding me as a woman for the first time, said indignantly, "She's more than any three weeks."
p. 287.5indignantly = with anger or annoyance at something unjust or wrong
Definition:
angered or annoyed at something unjust or wrong