GRUNDY, MRS. — an old lady referred to in Thomas Morgan s comedy of Speed the Plough, personifying the often affected extreme offence taken by people of the old school at what they consider violations of propriety … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Mrs Grundy — For the Archie Comics character, see Miss Grundy. Mrs Grundy is the name of an imaginary English character, who typifies the disciplinary control of the conventional proprieties of society over conduct, the tyrannical pressure of the opinion of… … Wikipedia
Grundy — may refer to:Places: *Grundy, Virginia, a town in Buchanan County, Virginia, USA *Grundy County, Missouri, a county in northern Missouri, USAPeople: *Bill Grundy (1923 ndash;1993), British television presenter in the 1970s *Felix Grundy (1777… … Wikipedia
Grundy — [grun′dē] n. Mrs. [a neighbor repeatedly referred to (but never appearing) in Tom Morton s play Speed the Plough (1798) with the question “What will Mrs. Grundy say?”] a personification of conventional social disapproval, prudishness, narrow… … English World dictionary
Mrs.Grundy — Mrs. Grun·dy (grŭnʹdē) n. An extremely conventional or priggish person. [After Mrs. Grundy, character alluded to in the play Speed the Plough by Thomas Morton (1764 1838), British playwright.] * * * … Universalium
mrs. grundy — ˈgrəndē, di noun (plural mrs. grundys also mrs. grundies) Usage: usually capitalized M&G Etymology: from Mrs. Grundy, character alluded to in the play Speed the Plough (1798) by Thomas Morton died 1838 English playwright : a person marked by a… … Useful english dictionary
Grundy — /grun dee/ Felix, 1777 1840, American politician: senator 1829 38, 1839 40; attorney general 1838 39. Grundyist, Grundyite, n. /grun dee/, n. Mrs. a narrow minded, conventional person who is extremely critical of any breach of propriety. [after… … Universalium
Mrs. Grundy — np A priggish or prudish person. She is such a Mrs. Grundy that she refuses to go into the water. 1920s … Historical dictionary of American slang
Grundy — Grun•dy [[t]ˈgrʌn di[/t]] n. Mrs., a narrow minded, conventional person who is extremely critical of any breach of propriety • Etymology: after Mrs. Grundy, a character mentioned in the play Speed the Plough (1798) by Thomas Morton (1764?–1838),… … From formal English to slang
grundy — n. (pl. ies) (in full Mrs Grundy) a person embodying conventional propriety and prudery. Derivatives: Grundyism n. Etymology: a person repeatedly mentioned in T. Morton s comedy Speed the Plough (1798) … Useful english dictionary
