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grudginess

grudginess noun: the quality of being grudgy, of holding grudges.

Noun

grudginess (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being grudgy, of holding grudges.
    • […] laughing at her impatience over the delay, and grumbling a little over the grudginess with which they were bestowed; until, finally he threw the roll into her eager hands, and followed his laughing sister[…]1891, Fannie Ellsworth Newberry, The Impress of a Gentlewoman, page 174
    • Mrs. Pierre glanced around the parlor, and observed with the slightest hint of grudginess in her voice, “You is luckier than most. You is wealthy.” The older woman, obviously waiting for an answer, sat back in her chair,[…]2003 12, Laflorya Gauthier, Charlotte's Tree, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 108

Examples of grudginess in a sentence

  • We all got along very well, and there was none of that grudginess anymore.2015 February 7, Paul Maher Jr., One Big Soul: An Oral History of Terrence Malick, Lulu Press, Inc, →ISBN:
  • “You can't do anything,” Stanley groaned, “but wait for her grudginess to subside.2016 November 4, Molly Booth, Saving Hamlet, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, →ISBN:

Origin of grudginess

From grudgy + -ness.

Questions about grudginess

What does grudginess mean?
Grudginess means the quality of being grudgy, of holding grudges.
How do you use grudginess in a sentence?
We all got along very well, and there was none of that grudginess anymore.
What part of speech is grudginess?
Grudginess is a noun.

Words near grudginess in the dictionary

  1. grudgery
  2. grudges
  3. grudgesome
  4. grudgier
  5. grudgiest
  6. grudginess
  7. grudging
  8. grudgingly
  9. grudgingness
  10. grudgings
  11. grudgment

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