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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Grun•dy (grun′dē),USA pronunciation - Biographical Felix, 1777–1840, American politician: senator 1829–38, 1839–40;
attorney general 1838–39. Grun•dy (grun′dē),USA pronunciation n. Mrs., - a narrow-minded, conventional person who is extremely critical of any breach of propriety.
- after Mrs. Grundy, a character mentioned in the play Speed the Plough (1798) by Thomas Morton (1764?–1838), English playwright
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