grudging

About 0.53 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Unwilling or with reluctance.

   her grudging acceptance that her rival deserved the award

2. verb present participle and gerund of grudge
3. noun The state of bearing a grudge.

Similar words

begrudging envious meanspirited unwilling ungenerous scrimy stingy selfish reluctant recalcitrant

Often followed by

respect admiration and acceptance recognition approval in support admission

Word family

grudgingly