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grudgingly

[ UK /ɡɹˈʌd‍ʒɪŋli/ ]
[ US /ˈɡɹədʒɪŋɡɫi, ˈɡɹədʒɪŋɫi/ ]
ADVERB
  1. in a grudging manner
    he grudgingly agreed to have a drink in a hotel close by

How To Use grudgingly In A Sentence

  • Brown, a captivating and mysterious Midwesterner whose intimate slices of life are as heart-achingly beautiful as she is, will begrudgingly let listeners step into her secret hiding place filled with honest-to-goodness words and music about the human condition. Michael Bialas: Why Pieta Brown Digs the Music of Dylan, Dire Straits and her Dad
  • He suggested the justices could "begrudgingly" affirm the lower court "on alternative grounds" and take up some of the questions it avoided in its previous ruling. Justices Leery of Bush's Guantanamo Stance
  • If the Clinton campaign is finally accepting this reality too, however grudgingly, that is some progress. Obama Campaign Calls For 50-50 Split Of Michigan Delegates
  • They were treated as nonentities by the legal and social adjudicators of British later, Australian Tasmania, allowed grudgingly to occupy land on the islands without ever being acknowledged as its owners, and referred to dismissively as “half-castes” or, vaguely, as “the Islanders.” The Song of The Dodo
  • This transition was loathed and resisted long before it was grudgingly accepted and finally embraced by Hollywood interests. Times, Sunday Times
  • His ideas at first grudgingly accepted, finally won favor.
  • Anna tried to recall the general rules Brill had given " grudgingly " at breakfast. The Soprano Sorceress
  • He had to admit, albeit grudgingly, that he'd always respected Marlette as a merc. THE DEVIL'S DOOR
  • His self-assured yet humble presence was fascinating, and I had to grudgingly admit later that I enjoyed watching him play.
  • This transition was loathed and resisted long before it was grudgingly accepted and finally embraced by Hollywood interests. Times, Sunday Times
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