grudgingly

[ gruhj-ing-lee ]

adverb

1. reluctantly or unwillingly; not generously or with a good will:

   He tried to evade the work and the responsibility until the very last moment and then grudgingly, finally, exasperatingly did his job.

Word History and Origins

Origin of grudgingly¹

grudging ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Then I took a long look at the car itself—a silver 2003 Mazda MPV minivan named Silverfish that I’d half-grudgingly, half-gratefully inherited—and winced.

From Outside Online

Domestically, a grudging tolerance for opposition and protest has been all but abandoned, while internationally, the Kremlin is taking particularly sharp aim at the United States ahead of the change of administration next month.

From Washington Post

Too often, gratitude for workers and soldiers comes grudgingly, if at all.

From Washington Post

Many advertisers cut their media planning cycles in half, forcing publisher and brand alike to work on smaller, quicker campaigns across the year, as brands grudgingly relied on a short-term approach.

From Digiday

Some suggested that the digital garden was a backlash to the internet we’ve become grudgingly accustomed to, where things go viral, change is looked down upon, and sites are one-dimensional.

From MIT Technology Review

Asian slapstick humor does not translate well, and most of the captive audience agreed, although they grudgingly watched it.

From The Daily Beast

They saw that labor had its place, and however grudgingly, they respected it and decided to live with it.

From The Daily Beast

After protesting that there was no procedure for this, the girl grudgingly gave back the whole fourteen dollars.

From The Daily Beast

What if he had tried to come back, only to play a couple middling seasons and then grudgingly retire or, worse, become a backup?

From The Daily Beast

Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) felt that he had to grudgingly support the deal.

From The Daily Beast

His abilities the most intolerant Tories were forced grudgingly to acknowledge.

From Project Gutenberg

"He lemme go at the head of the valley and give me this hoss to git here," the boy grudgingly explained.

From Project Gutenberg

Then, grudgingly, it rumbled over the puncheon floor until Cooper set the four chocks back under the wheels.

From Project Gutenberg

A crusty, suspicious old fellow let us grudgingly in, locked the door, and made the same protests.

From Project Gutenberg

The hour before tea (not afternoon tea, but the solid evening meal) was grudgingly conceded to us.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• carefully
• cautiously
• hesitantly
• unwillingly
• warily