Definition of Begrudgingly

1. Adverb. In a begrudging manner; in a manner that is envious or reluctant. ¹

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Definition of Begrudgingly

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Begrudgingly

begriming
begrimmed
begrimming
begrims
begroan
begroaned
begroaning
begroans
begrudge
begrudged
begrudger
begrudgers
begrudgery
begrudges
begrudging
begrudgingly (current term)
begrudgingness
begry
begs
begs off
beguile
beguiled
beguilement
beguilements
beguiler
beguilers
beguiles
beguilest
beguileth
beguiling

Literary usage of Begrudgingly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy (1917)
"... the original owners of which occasionally came to the open door and cackled begrudgingly at sight of such a quantity of their old clothes. ..."

2. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1905)
"... printers when they carried the last copyright amendment; hence it was that copyright was so begrudgingly, ..."

3. The Journal of Geography by National Council of Geography Teachers (U.S.) (1906)
"... a hearer of lessons, or a lecturer who slowly and begrudgingly traversed the well worn path of previous years. These students were led to his classes by ..."

4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"This indebtedness, so begrudgingly acknowledged by many early English jurists in a mistaken sense of national pride, is now frankly admitted by all who lay ..."

5. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1830)
"She, who for so many years had been even begrudgingly fed on the poorest and scantiest fare, by Penury ungrateful for all her weak but zealous efforts to ..."

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