grudging
adjective
[ ˈɡrʌdʒɪŋ ]
• given or allowed only reluctantly or resentfully.
• "a grudging apology"
Similar:
reluctant,
unwilling,
disinclined,
forced,
half-hearted,
unenthusiastic,
hesitant,
begrudging,
resentful,
envious,
jealous,
sullen,
sulky,
sour,
bitter,
grudge
verb
• be resentfully unwilling to give or allow (something).
• "he grudged the work and time that the meeting involved"
Similar:
begrudge,
resent,
feel aggrieved/bitter about,
be annoyed about,
be angry about,
be displeased about,
be resentful of,
mind,
object to,
take exception to,
regret,
give unwillingly,
give reluctantly,
give resentfully,
give stintingly,
Origin:
late Middle English: variant of obsolete grutch ‘complain, murmur, grumble’, from Old French grouchier, of unknown origin. Compare with grouch.
