English Explanatory Dictionary

Grandisonian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. scrupulously moral and chivalrous, like the fictional Sir Charles Grandison in The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1753), an epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson.

Pronunciation

/ˌɡɹæn.dɪˈsəʊ.ni.ən/ /ˌɡɹæn.dəˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

Word forms

Grandisonian more Grandisonian most Grandisonian

Etymology

From Grandison + -ian.

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