begrudged

begrudged adjective: given, received, or done grudgingly; resented. Also the simple past and past participle of begrudge.

Adjective

begrudged (comparative more begrudged, superlative most begrudged)

Given, received, or done grudgingly; resented.
- No service is so unsatisfactory as blind service—no sacrifices are more begrudged than those which are made to objects we are unable to comprehend.1845, Edward Miall, Views of the Voluntary Principle, page 98
- It would seem that just at the time when the year's work of the orange tree was completed and the grower was exchanging its fruits for money he would feel like doing something nice by such a faithful servant, but cold facts reveala that of the three needed applications of fertilizer during each...1911, Nettie May Gifford Prange, Citrus Culture for Profit, page 44

begrudged is also the simple past and past participle of begrudge.

Grabbing a begrudged compromise here; clutching an opt-out clause there.2008, Stephen Wall, A Stranger in Europe: Britain and the EU from Thatcher to Blair, page 130:
He used to give him and his brother a begrudged 10p each at the end of his annual stay with them.2010, Lucy Mangan, The Reluctant Bride:

comparative	more begrudged
superlative	most begrudged

What does begrudged mean?: Begrudged means given, received, or done grudgingly; resented.
How do you use begrudged in a sentence?: Grabbing a begrudged compromise here; clutching an opt-out clause there.
What part of speech is begrudged?: Begrudged is an adjective.

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