Hyphenation of “grudgingly”
The standard US-English hyphenation shown for grudgingly is grudg-ing-ly, with 2 possible break points in this result.
US English hyphenation
grudg-ing-ly
3 segments2 break points
British English pattern result
grudgingly
The GB pattern set returns a different line-break pattern. Pattern differences are not automatically treated as a linguistic US/UK difference.
What does “grudgingly” mean?
grudgingly: in a reluctant or resentful manner.
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adverb
in a reluctant or resentful manner.
Example: “I grudgingly accepted his apology”
How “grudgingly” is split
grudg·ing·ly
For US English, the hyphenation result is grudg-ing-ly. This gives 2 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns grudgingly.
Questions about “grudgingly”
How do you hyphenate “grudgingly”?
In the US-English result used here, grudgingly is hyphenated as grudg-ing-ly.
Where can “grudgingly” break at the end of a line?
The returned US pattern contains 2 possible break points.
What does “grudgingly” mean?
in a reluctant or resentful manner.
Can you use “grudgingly” in a sentence?
“I grudgingly accepted his apology”