adv
Meaning 1
In a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
grudgingly
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adverb
Meaning 2
in a grudging manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he grudgingly agreed to have a drink in a hotel close by
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: ungrudgingly
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English grudging Middle English -ly English -ly English grudgingly From grudging + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: неохотно (neohotno) — in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire
- Chinese Mandarin: 勉強地 /勉强地 (miǎnqiǎng de) — in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire
- Dutch: met tegenzin — in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire
- Finnish: vastahakoisesti — in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire
- Italian: svogliatamente — in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire
- Italian: malvolentieri — in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire
- Italian: di malavoglia — in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire
- Norwegian Bokmål: motvillig — in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire
- Portuguese: com relutância — in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire
- Portuguese: a contragosto — in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire
- Portuguese: sem vontade — in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire
- Portuguese: de má vontade — in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire
- Portuguese: com má vontade — in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire
- Romanian: cu ranchiună — in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire
- Romanian: cu rea-voință — in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire
- Spanish: a regañadientes — in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire
- Spanish: de mala gana — in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire
- Spanish: a cara de perro — in a manner expressing resentment or lack of desire
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