English Explanatory Dictionary

grundy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A narrow-minded person or group that is overly concerned with censoring or criticizing personal conduct.
adj
  1. Overly concerned with censoring or criticizing personal conduct.
noun
  1. Granulated or shotted pig iron.
noun
  1. A pair of underpants
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A town, the county seat of Buchanan County, Virginia, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹʌn.di/ EN-AU ck1 grundy.ogg

Word forms

grundy grundies grundier grundiest

Etymology

Derived from Mrs. Grundy, a prudish character from the play Speed the Plough (1798) by the English playwright Thomas Morton.

Synonyms

Mrs. Grundy

Related words

grundies purist prude

Derived words

Grundy Center Grundy County Grundyism Grundyist
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