begrudgingly

American  

[bih-gruhj-ing-lee] / bɪˈgrʌdʒ ɪŋ li /

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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Etymology

Origin of begrudgingly

begrudg(e) ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) + -ly

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Example Sentences

This, though, may be one to begrudgingly let go by.

From BBC

He recalls those early years eating calamari straight from the fryer and begrudgingly embracing room-temperature plates.

From Salon

I begrudgingly rise from my marshmallow chair and dart around the room, pulling comic books and toiletries into my suitcase like a speed-packing vortex.

From Literature

Glen Powell stars as Ben Richards, a cash-strapped, employer-blacklisted father who begrudgingly agrees to be a contestant on a television hit that no one has survived.

From Los Angeles Times

When he signed with the Angels in 2018, Yang, an L.A. native, begrudgingly went to the games with his wife just to catch their favorite player on the diamond.

From Los Angeles Times