Grundy

¹

[ gruhn-dee ]

noun

1. Felix, 1777–1840, American politician: senator 1829–38, 1839–40; attorney general 1838–39.

Grundy

²

[ gruhn-dee ]

noun

1. Mrs., a narrow-minded, conventional person who is extremely critical of any breach of propriety.

Grundy

/ ˈɡrʌndɪ /

noun

1. a narrow-minded person who keeps critical watch on the propriety of others

Derived Forms

• ˈGrundyist, noun
• ˈGrundyˌism, noun

Other Words From

• Grundy·ist Grundy·ite noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Grundy¹

After Mrs. Grundy, a character mentioned in the play Speed the Plough (1798) by Thomas Morton (1764?–1838), English playwright

Word History and Origins

Origin of Grundy¹

C18: named after Mrs Grundy, the character in T. Morton's play Speed the Plough (1798)

Example Sentences

UHS chief medical officer Paul Grundy said: "We are proud to be at the heart of the research that will hopefully lay the foundations for others in the near future."

From BBC

"If Eris and Makemake hosted, or perhaps could still host warm, or even hot, geochemistry in their rocky cores, cryovolcanic processes could then deliver methane to the surfaces of these planets, perhaps in geologically recent times," said Dr. Will Grundy, an astronomer at Lowell Observatory, one of Glein's co-authors and lead author of a companion paper.

From Science Daily

“We need new Republican blood,” said Nancy Wauters, 67, a retired medical office assistant and registered Democrat from Grundy County who plans to back Ms. Haley on caucus night because she admires her “proactive ideas” and scrappiness.

From New York Times

Grundy County Sheriff Ken Briley said the highway signs south of Chicago were part of an emergency effort to avoid people being dropped off outside in the cold with no money, food or winter clothes during the holiday weekend.

From Seattle Times

"It's amazing to see this object so well preserved that its shape directly reveals these details of its assembly from a set of building blocks all very similar to one another," said Lowell Observatory's Dr. Will Grundy, co-investigator of the New Horizons mission.

From Science Daily