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grudgingly

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grudg·ing  (grjng)
adj.
Reluctant; unwilling.
grudging·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.grudgingly - in a grudging manner; "he grudgingly agreed to have a drink in a hotel close by"
ungrudgingly - in a generous and ungrudging manner; "he ungrudgingly agreed to pay for everybody's dinner when the guests found themselves without cash"
Translations
grudgingly [ˈgrʌdʒɪŋlɪ] adv → de mala gana
grudgingly [ˈgrʌdʒɪŋlɪ] adv → à contre-cœur, de mauvaise grâce
grudgingly [ˈgrʌdʒɪŋlɪ] grudge adv → widerwillig
grudgingly [ˈgrʌdʒɪŋlɪ] adv → di malavoglia, di malincuore


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The slightest order was received with a black look and grudgingly and carelessly obeyed.
Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
Half unconscious of what I was doing, I asked a watchman if he could tell me to whom the house belonged; whereupon grudgingly, and as though he were vexed at something, the fellow muttered that it belonged to one Markov.
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After some delay and demur, the door grudgingly turned on its hinges a very little way, and allowed Mr.
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