Mrs. Grundy
Mrs. Grun·dy
noun \-ˈgrən-dē\Definition of MRS. GRUNDY
: one marked by prudish conventionality in personal conduct
Examples of MRS. GRUNDY
- <the librarian pointed out that many of the books that contain material that was once offensive to the Mrs. Grundys of the world are now revered as literary classics>
Origin of MRS. GRUNDY
from a character alluded to in Thomas Morton's Speed the Plough (1798)
First Known Use: 1813
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Antonyms: immoralist
Related Words: moralizer; goody-goody, Goody Two-shoes; fuddy-duddy, old maid, prig, spoilsport, stuffed shirt
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