aggrievedly
adjective
1.
wronged, offended, or injured: He felt himself aggrieved.
2.
Law. deprived of legal rights or claims.
3.
troubled; worried; disturbed; unhappy.
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| —adj | |
| feeling resentment at having been treated unjustly | |
| aggrievedly | |
| —adv | |
| aggrieved (əˈɡriːvd) | |
| —adj | |
| feeling resentment at having been treated unjustly | |
| aggrievedly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
aggrieve
early 14c., from O.Fr. agrever "bear heavily on," from L. aggravare "make heavier" (see aggravation). Aggrieved in the legal sense of "injured or wronged in one's rights" is from 1580s.
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