diˌɪz noun
1.
a prudish adherence to conventionality, especially in personal behavior.
2.
(lowercase) an instance of such prudishness.
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Grundy (ˈɡrʌndɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a narrow-minded person who keeps critical watch on the propriety of others | |
| [C18: named after Mrs Grundy, the character in T. Morton's play Speed the Plough (1798)] | |
| 'Grundyism | |
| —n | |
| 'Grundyist | |
| —n | |
| 'Grundyite | |
| —n | |
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Grundyism
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Word Origin & History
grundyism
1836, from Mrs. Grundy, prudish character in Thomas Morton's 1798 play "Speed the Plow," play and playwright otherwise now forgotten, but the line "What would Mrs. Grundy say?" became proverbial.
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