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  • Word comparison: grudgingly vs. begrudgingly

grudgingly vs. begrudgingly

grudgingly

adverb

  1. reluctantly or unwillingly; not generously or with a good will:

    He tried to evade the work and the responsibility until the very last moment and then grudgingly, finally, exasperatingly did his job.

begrudgingly

adverb

  1. with or despite feelings of resentment or envy:

    With virtually no advertising, he is swamped with work—a fact I begrudgingly admit because he's too busy to take me anywhere!

  2. reluctantly; unwillingly:

    I've eaten calf liver begrudgingly, but ultimately I don't like sitting down to a big slab of organ meat.