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with bad grace

with bad grace prepositional phrase: unwillingly; ungraciously.

Prepositional phrase

  1. unwillingly; ungraciously
    Synonyms:
    with ill grace
    Antonyms:
    with good grace

Synonyms of with bad grace

Antonyms

Questions about with bad grace

What does with bad grace mean?
With bad grace means unwillingly; ungraciously.
What part of speech is with bad grace?
With bad grace is a prepositional phrase.

Words near with bad grace in the dictionary

  1. with an eye to
  2. with an eye towards
  3. with any luck
  4. with apologies to
  5. with arms wide open
  6. with bad grace
  7. with baited breath
  8. with bated breath
  9. with bells on
  10. with blackjack and hookers
  11. with both eyes open

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