ungrudging

[uhn-gruhj-ing]

adjective

1. not begrudging; not stinting; wholehearted.

   an ungrudging supporter of charities.

ungrudging

/ ʌnˈɡrʌdʒɪŋ /

adjective

1. liberal; unstinted; willing

   ungrudging support

Other Word Forms

• ungrudgingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ungrudging¹

First recorded in 1760–70; un- ¹ + grudging

Example Sentences

It is, she writes, “an ungrudging obsession,” sometimes requiring attempt after attempt after attempt — but not without its pleasures.

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Not perfect alignment, obviously, but alignment on what you deem essential, plus ungrudging respect for each other’s differences and right to have them, plus deep investment in your mutual happiness.

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So you both owe each other ungrudging acknowledgment of each other’s existential concerns.

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The dinosaurs looked on with frank, ungrudging fascination as these latterday fans – Hickey referred to them as “the nouveaux” – fell head over heels too.

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This viewer, attending a packed Thursday night show, was wowed in fits and starts, but mostly filled with a new, ungrudging respect for Hemsworth.

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