grudging
adjective
1. of especially an attitude
- gave grudging consent
- grudging acceptance of his opponent's victory
Similar word(s): unwilling
2. petty or reluctant in giving or spending
Similar word(s): stingy, ungenerous, niggardly, scrimy
Sentences with grudging as an adjective:
- her grudging acceptance that her rival deserved the award
noun
1. The state of bearing a grudge.
verb
1. present participle of grudge