grudgingly
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6.1
- adverb
- /ˈɡrədʒɪŋli/
:
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- His original plan had gone awry; he grudgingly admitted to himself.
- grudgingly accepted
- grudgingly conceded
- grudgingly admitted
So this is a fault that that men will grudgingly admit.
- So this is a fault that that men will grudgingly admit.
- So, so when you acknowledge that something's good, you're sort of saying like, I'm going to grudgingly acknowledge that that was good.
- It was dismissed and then it was grudgingly considered and then it was slowly accepted as fringe.
- Guess grudgingly, grudgingly, I'll try writing.
Examples
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After much thought, she grudgingly agreed to help her friend with the project.
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Frank admitted grudgingly that he, for one, was getting tired of Pork & Beans.
Fiction book (1996) -
So this is a fault that that men will grudgingly admit.
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You will do so grudgingly, but you will do so nonetheless.
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The old man opened another bottle grudgingly and handed it to the boy.
Academic text (1991) -
Thankfully, the United States has stepped up to grudgingly answer the call.
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There are also people who routinely yet only grudgingly use Microsoft Office applications.
Academic text (2011) -
They grudgingly admit that he's doing great work.
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President Karzai, meanwhile, is grudgingly accepting Islamabad's larger role in his country.
Academic text (2011) -
Well, Marcie figured it wouldn't hurt her, and so she grudgingly agreed to listen to the recordings.
Synonyms
80
3.7
In a way that shows you do not want to do something
14
3.2
In a slow, unsure way because of doubt
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3.4
In a way that shows you do not want to do something
7
6.5
In a way that shows you do something without wanting to and feeling annoyed
In a low, complaining way that shows you are unhappy
Antonyms
How Willing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word grudgingly comes from the word grudge, a quiet, long anger or dislike you 'keep' inside. So to do something grudgingly is to do it 'without wanting to' or while holding that anger.