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Definition: Grudgingly |
GrudginglyAdverb1. In a grudging manner; "he grudgingly agreed to have a drink in a hotel close by". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "grudgingly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1833. (references) |
| Antonym: ungrudgingly (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Unwillingness | Adverb: unwillingly; Adjective: grudgingly, with a heavy heart; with a bad, with an ill grace; against one's wishes, against one's will, against the grain, sore against one's wishes, sore against one's will, sore against one's grain; invita Minerva; a contre caeur; malgre soi; in spite of one's teeth, in spite of oneself; nolens volens; (necessity); perforce; under protest; no; not for the world, far be it from me. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Strand after strand parted grudgingly till it fell away altogether. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Zimbabwe | The GOZ, under President Mugabe's leadership, still has a strong, residual desire to control as much of the economy as it can and has only grudgingly implemented key areas of reform. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Grudgingly" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 99.53% of the time. "Grudgingly" is used about 211 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 99.53% | 210 | 20,939 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.47% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 211 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "grudgingly": give grudgingly. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "grudgingly"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | pa qejf (aversely, half-heartedly, loathly, logy, reluctantly, unwillingly), kundër dëshirës (aversely). (various references) | |
Arabic | على مضض, على نحو حسود, بمرارة (sorely). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | неохотно (half-heartedly, regretfully, reluctantly, unwillingly), без желание. (various references) | |
Chinese | 怜惜 (grudge). (various references) | |
Czech | zdráhavì (hesitantly), s nechutí, nerad. (various references) | |
French | envieuxse, de mauvaise grâce, avec réticence, contrec"ur. (various references) | |
German | neidische (enviously). (various references) | |
Greek | ακουσίωσ (loathly, unwillingly), δύστροπα (moodily, pettishly). (various references) | |
Hebrew | בלי רצון, בעין צר" (meagrely, stingily). (various references) | |
Hungarian | kelletlenül (loath, loth, reluctantly, ungracefully, unwillingly, willy-nilly), vonakodva (aversely, loath, loth, reluctantly, unwillingly), irigykedve (begrudgingly, enviously). (various references) | |
Indonesian | segan (disinclined, loath, unwilling). (various references) | |
Italian | a malincuore (regretfully, unwillingly). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 嫌々 (shaking head in refusal, unwillingly). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ふしょうぶしょう (reluctantly, unwilling), いやいや (by no means, reluctantly, shaking head in refusal, unwillingly). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | udginglygray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | mesquinhamente (meanly), de m vontade, com ressentimento. (various references) | |
Romanian | câine-câineşte. (various references) | |
Russian | неохотно (aversely, reluctantly, unwillingly, with a bad grace, with half a heart). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | škrto (meanly, scantily, tightly). (various references) | |
Spanish | de mala gana (fretfully, reluctant, reluctantly), a regañadientes (reluctantly, unwillingly). (various references) | |
Thai | อย่างไม่เต็มใจ (loathly). (various references) | |
Turkish | gönülsüzce (halfheartedly, reluctantly, unwillingly), istemeye istemeye (unwillingly), isteksizce (against the grain, halfheartedly, reluctantly, unwillingly). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | скупо (meanly, near, scantily), неохоче (aversely, reluctantly, unwillingly). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 2 Corinthians Chapter 9, Verse 7 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | EkastoV kaqwV proaireitai th kardia mh ek luphV h ex anagkhV ilaron gar dothn agapa o qeoV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Unusquisque prout destinavit corde suo non ex tristitia aut ex necessitate hilarem enim datorem diligit Deus |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Ech man as he castide in his herte, not of heuynesse, or of nede; for God loueth a glad yyuere. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And let every man do accordynge as he hath purposed in his herte not groudgyngly or of necessite. For god loveth a chearfull gever. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or by constraint: for God loveth a cheerful giver. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Let every man do after the purpose of his heart; not giving with grief, or by force: for God takes pleasure in a ready giver. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 2 Corinthians Chapter 9, Verse 7 |
| Cebuano | Ang matag-usa magahatag sumala sa pagbuot sa iyang kasingkasing, dili nga magapanuko ni ingon nga pinugos, kay ang Dios nagahigugma sa malipayong maghahatag. |
| Chinese | 各 人 要 隨 本 心 所 酌 定 的 ． 不 要 作 難 、 不 要 勉 強 ． 為 捐 得 樂 意 的 人 、 是 神 所 喜 愛 的 。 |
| Croatian | Svatko neka dade kako je srcem odluèio; ne sa žalošæu ili na silu jer Bog ljubi vesela darivatelja. |
| Danish | Enhver give, efter som han har sat sig for i sit Hjerte, ikke fortrædeligt eller af Tvang; thi Gud elsker en glad Giver. |
| Dutch | Een iegelijk doe, gelijk hij in zijn hart, voorneemt; niet uit droefheid, of uit nooddwang; want God heeft een blijmoedigen gever lief. |
| Finnish | Antakoon kukin, niinkuin hänen sydämensä vaatii, ei surkeillen eikä pakosta; sillä iloista antajaa Jumala rakastaa. |
| French | Que chacun donne comme il l`a résolu en son coeur, sans tristesse ni contrainte; car Dieu aime celui qui donne avec joie. |
| German | Ein jeglicher nach seiner Willkür, nicht mit Unwillen oder aus Zwang; denn einen fröhlichen Geber hat Gott lieb. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Setiap orang harus memberi menurut kerelaan hatinya. Janganlah ia memberi dengan segan-segan atau karena terpaksa, sebab Allah mengasihi orang yang memberi dengan senang hati. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Biarlah masing-masing memberi menurut kerelaan hatinya, jangan dengan duka atau paksa. Karena Allah mengasihi orang yang memberi dengan sukacita. |
| Italian | Ciascuno dia secondo quanto ha deciso nel suo cuore, non con tristezza né per forza, perché Dio ama chi dona con gioia. |
| Maori | Kia rite te mahi a ia tangata ki tana i whakaaro ai i roto i tona ngakau; kaua e tu a pouri, kaua e whakauaua: ko ta te Atua hoki e aroha ai, ko te tangata ringa mahorahora. |
| Norwegian | Hver gi så som han setter sig fore i sitt hjerte, ikke med sorg eller av tvang! for Gud elsker en glad giver. |
| Portuguese | Cada um contribua segundo propôs no seu coração; não com tristeza, nem por constrangimento; porque Deus ama ao que dá com alegria. |
| Rumanian | Fiecare sq dea dupq cum a hotqrkt kn inima lui: nu cu pqrere de rqu, sau de silq, cqci ,,pe cine dq cu bucurie, kl iubewte Dumnezeu.`` |
| Shuar | Tura Ashí shuar ni Enentáin Enentáimsana nunak susati. "Nakitiayatnak susatjai" Tíchamniaiti. "Turutainiakui susatjai" Tíchamniaiti. Shiir Enentáimias Súana nuna Yuska shiir Enentáimtawai. |
| Swahili | Kila mmoja, basi, na atoe kadiri alivyoamua, kwa moyo na wala si kwa huzuni au kwa kulazimishwa, maana Mungu humpenda yule mwenye kutoa kwa furaha. |
| Swedish | Var och en give efter som han har känt sig manad i sitt hjärta, icke med olust eller av tvång, ty "Gud älskar en glad givare". |
| Uma | Agina butu dua-na mewai' ntuku' kabula nono-na moto-hawo. Neo' mewai' hante susa' nono, neo' mewai' baha raparuku. Apa' Alata'ala mpoka'ahi' tauna to mewai' hante kagoe' nono. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words ending with "grudgingly": begrudgingly. (additional references) | |
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"Grudgingly" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: gridgingly, grudginly, grudingly. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "grudgingly" (pronounced gru"jinglē or gru"jingglē) |
| 5 | -j i ng l ē | disparagingly, obligingly. |
| 4 | -i ng l ē | accordingly, accusingly, admiringly, agonizingly, alarmingly, amazingly, amusingly, appallingly, appealingly, approvingly, astonishingly, astoundingly, breathtakingly, charmingly, chillingly, compellingly, confusingly, convincingly, correspondingly, demandingly, depressingly, devastatingly, disappointingly, disarmingly, jokingly, kiddingly, knowingly, laughingly, distressingly, disturbingly, embarrassingly, exceedingly, excruciatingly, fittingly, fleetingly, frighteningly, frowningly, frustratingly, glowingly, haltingly, hauntingly, increasingly, interestingly, intriguingly, longingly, lovingly, maddeningly, menacingly, misleadingly, movingly, numbingly, overwhelmingly, painstakingly, pleasingly, reassuringly, refreshingly, resoundingly, screamingly, seemingly, shockingly, smilingly, soothingly, sparingly, sportingly, startlingly, strikingly, stunningly, surprisingly, tantalizingly, tellingly, threateningly, unfailingly, unhesitatingly, unknowingly, unsurprisingly, unthinkingly, unwillingly, unwittingly, warningly, willingly, wittingly. |
| 3 | -ng l ē | kingly, Langley, gangly, strongly, wrongly. |
| 5 | -i ng g l ē | bracingly. |
| 4 | -ng g l ē | singly. |
| 3 | -g l ē | scraggly, smugly, snugly, ugly, vaguely. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-g-g-g-i-l-n-r-u-y" | |
-2 letters: drugging, grudging, gurgling, urgingly. | |
-3 letters: gurging, lugging, rugging. | |
-4 letters: druggy, drying, during, giggly, gluing, grungy, guying, gyring, luging, lungyi, luring, ruling, ungird, urging. | |
-5 letters: dingy, drily, dungy, dying, girly, grind, guild, lindy, lingy, lungi, lurid, lying, ridgy, ruing, unrig. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-g-g-g-i-l-n-r-u-y" | |
+2 letters: begrudgingly. | |
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