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ungrudging

American  
[uhn-gruhj-ing] / ʌnˈgrʌdʒ ɪŋ /

adjective

  1. not begrudging; not stinting; wholehearted.

    an ungrudging supporter of charities.


ungrudging British  
/ ʌnˈɡrʌdʒɪŋ /

adjective

  1. liberal; unstinted; willing

    ungrudging support

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Etymology

Origin of ungrudging

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

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2023

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.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023

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

From The Guardian • Oct. 26, 2018

“This splendid lady sandbagged me,” Bloom said in a recent phone conversation, with the lofty, ungrudging admiration of an old general recalling an opposite number’s surprise attack at some long-ago battle.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2016

Any one can understand, how work of this kind pursued with loving and ungrudging industry for over fifteen years, educated the mind and formed the taste.

From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

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