adjective
1. : that grudges : unwilling , reluctant : illiberal , ungenerous
conceived in a surly and grudging spirit — A.L.Guérard
merit a larger recognition than has been accorded by a grudging posterity — V.L.Parrington
2. : that is grudged : given, accorded, or permitted reluctantly, unwillingly, or stintingly : parsimonious
the basic biological sciences are given grudging governmental support — L.E.Hoyme
his slow and grudging return to favor of a sort — Encounter
lived on a grudging allowance from her father-in-law — G.F.Whicher
• grudg·ing·ly adverb