grudgingly

Sitting in the audience during the first act rehearsal, Holmes’ Lloyd grudgingly offers words of encouragement while seething with impatience.

She grudgingly asks acquaintances for help - most often with no success.

I will grudgingly concede that “My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock” made me want to revisit “Rear Window” because of how you present it.

They have grudgingly acknowledged the desperate need to rebuild without fully committing to do so.

The two — once close — haven’t spoken since the president grudgingly stepped aside nearly a month ago.