In a grinding manner; slowly, harshly, or with difficulty; with a grinding sound or motion.
From 'grinding' (present participle of 'grind') combined with the adverb suffix '-ly.' The adverb form allows the grinding action to modify how something happens or is done.
The word 'grindingly' captures something specific about difficult, painful progress—like watching something move forward with extreme effort, like gears grinding against friction, which is why it's used to describe harsh realities in literature.
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