What does begrudged mean?
Begrudged means Given, received, or done grudgingly; resented..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
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.
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 year it is the fall application that is the most begrudged and the most often neglected.
Grabbing a begrudged compromise here; clutching an opt-out clause there.
He used to give him and his brother a begrudged 10p each at the end of his annual stay with them. Just how begrudged this munificent sum was became clear the year Roger's visit coincided with Sam's birthday. When Roger discovered this, just after giving his nephews their coins, he leaned forward and took 5p back from Ian and left.
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Begrudged means Given, received, or done grudgingly; resented..
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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.
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