Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grundy

/ˈɡɹʌn.di/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: grundy
IPA: /ˈɡɹʌn.di/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

adj

Overly concerned with censoring or criticizing personal conduct.

noun

Granulated or shotted pig iron.

noun

A pair of underpants

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Slang

name

name

A town, the county seat of Buchanan County, Virginia, United States.

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

grundies (plural) grundier (comparative) grundiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

Grundyish Grundyism Grundyist Grundyite

Phrases

grundy-swallow Grundy Center Grundy County

Frequently Paired Words

grundies grundy-swallow purist prude

Synonyms

Mrs. Grundy

Rhymes With

monday bundy burundi lundy mundy gundy cundy mundie vangundy sunday sundae sandhi

Questions

How do you pronounce grundy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹʌn.di/.
What does grundy mean?: A narrow-minded person or group that is overly concerned with censoring or criticizing personal conduct.
Where does grundy come from?: Derived from Mrs. Grundy, a prudish character from the play Speed the Plough (1798) by the English playwright Thomas Morton.

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