grundy

See also: Grundy

English

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

grundy (plural grundies)

A narrow-minded person or group that is overly concerned with censoring or criticizing personal conduct.

Translations

narrow-minded person(s), censoring personal conduct

German: Spießer (de) m, Biedermann (de) m, Moralapostel (de) m, Moralhüter m, Sittenwächterin (de) f, Moralpredigerin f

the tendency of society to criticize personal conduct

German: Spießigkeit (de) f, Sittenstrenge f (dated), politische Korrektheit f

Adjective

grundy (comparative grundier, superlative grundiest)

Overly concerned with censoring or criticizing personal conduct.

Noun

grundy (plural grundies)

(metallurgy) Granulated or shotted pig iron.

Etymology 3

Backformation from Grundies, an underwear brand name.

Noun

grundy (plural grundies)

(Australia, New Zealand, UK, slang) A pair of underpants

See also

grundies

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