grudgingly
/ɡɹˈʌdʒɪŋli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire.
Example Sentences
- ""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."
- "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.’"
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree English grudging Middle English -ly English -ly English grudgingly From grudging + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more grudgingly (comparative)
most grudgingly (superlative)