grudgeful

English

Etymology

From grudge +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹʌd͡ʒfəl/

Adjective

grudgeful (comparative more grudgeful, superlative most grudgeful)

1. Full of grudge.
   • 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IIII, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], part II (books IV–VI), London: […] [Richard Field] for William Ponsonby, →OCLC, stanza 28, page 116:

     [T]he Hag did ſcold / And rayle at them vvith grudgefull diſcontent, / For lodging there vvithout her ovvne conſent: […]

Derived terms

• grudgefully