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grudg⋅ing

  [gruhj-ing]
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–adjective
displaying or reflecting reluctance or unwillingness: grudging acceptance of the victory of an opponent.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME. See grudge, -ing 2

Related forms:
grudg⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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grudg·ing   (grŭj'ĭng)   
adj.  Reluctant; unwilling.
grudg'ing·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Grudgingly

Grudg"ing*ly\, adv. In a grudging manner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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