English Explanatory Dictionary

Gradgrind

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who relies solely on scientific measurements and observable facts without taking human nature into consideration.

Word forms

Gradgrind Gradgrinds

Etymology

From Thomas Gradgrind, a pedantic teacher in Charles Dickens' Hard Times (1854).

Derived words

Gradgrindery Gradgrindian Gradgrindish Gradgrindism
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