grudgingly

Asian slapstick humor does not translate well, and most of the captive audience agreed, although they grudgingly watched it.

They saw that labor had its place, and however grudgingly, they respected it and decided to live with it.

After protesting that there was no procedure for this, the girl grudgingly gave back the whole fourteen dollars.

What if he had tried to come back, only to play a couple middling seasons and then grudgingly retire or, worse, become a backup?

Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) felt that he had to grudgingly support the deal.

His abilities the most intolerant Tories were forced grudgingly to acknowledge.

"He lemme go at the head of the valley and give me this hoss to git here," the boy grudgingly explained.

Then, grudgingly, it rumbled over the puncheon floor until Cooper set the four chocks back under the wheels.

A crusty, suspicious old fellow let us grudgingly in, locked the door, and made the same protests.

The hour before tea (not afternoon tea, but the solid evening meal) was grudgingly conceded to us.