Meaning
Full of grudge — resentful and envious, begrudging what someone else has. Close in meaning to 'bad-mind', a grudgeful person cannot be happy for another's good fortune and quietly resents it. Often said of a relative or neighbour who covets what you have rather than wishing you well.
Examples
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Him grudgeful, him cyaan see yuh get nuttn.
He's grudging; he can't stand to see you get anything.
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Nuh badda wid dem grudgeful people.
Don't bother with those resentful people.
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She grudgeful ova mi new car.
She's envious over my new car.
Origin
From 'grudge' + '-ful'; a near-synonym of 'bad-mind' in the Jamaican vocabulary of envy. See [[bad-mind]].
How it’s used
Resentful and envious of what others have; pairs with 'bad-mind'. See [[bad-mind]], [[craven]].