Grudgingly Meaning
/ɡrˈʌdʒɪŋli/Definition, CEFR level C2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advIn a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire.
Sentence Examples
Tom grudgingly did what Mary asked him to do.
Tom grudgingly did what Mary asked.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She ____ agreed to help with the dishes, even though she wanted to go play.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The teenager ____ agreed to help his parents clean the garage on Saturday morning, even though he had other plans.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English grudging Middle English -ly English -ly English grudgingly From grudging + -ly.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
""This is just a cover story," Clay says to O5-8, not taking his eyes off Marion. "It's a good one, but she's had it worked out in advance."
"Clay, lose the piece," says the O5.
Grudgingly, Clay does so."
— 2008–2021, qntm, “We Need To Talk About Fifty-Five”, in There Is No Antimemetics Division, →ISBN, page 9:
"I was left to play my part, grudgingly, in the eternal jugalbandi of tourist life: ‘Boat, sir?’ ‘No, thank you.’ ‘Rickshaw, sir?’ ‘No, thank you.’"
— 2009, Geoff Dyer, Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi, Canongate, published 2015, page 226:
"Online and over Shabbat dinners, arguments about the election have grown bitter. Those grudgingly planning to vote for Labour have been called traitors to the community and self-hating Jews. Anti-Corbyn die-hards, on the other hand, have been branded the handmaidens of a hard Brexit."
— 2019 November 21, Benjamin Mueller, “At Odds With Labour, Britain's Jews Are Feeling Politically Homeless”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Nov 2023:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She ____ agreed to help with the dishes, even though she wanted to go play.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The teenager ____ agreed to help his parents clean the garage on Saturday morning, even though he had other plans.