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begrudgingly

[ bih-gruhj-ing-lee ]

adverb

  1. with or despite feelings of resentment or envy:

    With virtually no advertising, he is swamped with work—a fact I begrudgingly admit because he's too busy to take me anywhere!

  2. reluctantly; unwillingly:

    I've eaten calf liver begrudgingly, but ultimately I don't like sitting down to a big slab of organ meat.



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Trump has railed against Pelosi in particular as a “crazy” liberal who ruined California in the past, even as he has begrudgingly acknowledged the former House speaker’s effectiveness as a Democratic tactician.

I was gracious in accepting but was kind of at a loss in terms of begrudgingly having to carry around a lone flower all night.

“Then, everybody really wanted us to relive all of these embarrassing moments, so we begrudgingly started rewatching.”

Emmi has somewhat begrudgingly accepted her faith as a source of strength.

When Trump finally and begrudgingly flew off to exile in Mar-a-Lago, I think most people — including, perhaps, some of his followers — breathed a sigh of relief.

From Salon

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