Grundy
1 Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of Grundy
After Mrs. Grundy, a character mentioned in the play Speed the Plough (1798) by Thomas Morton (1764?–1838), English playwright
Example Sentences
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The C-suite change may be seen as a positive, according to Grundy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
The tour, which will being in the autumn and run throughout next year, will also take in the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich, South Shields Museum and Art Gallery and the Grundy Art Gallery in Blackpool.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2025
They were taken to hospitals in Grundy County and Waterloo.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2023
“The odds are not great because we’re through the densest part of the Kuiper Belt,” says Grundy.
From Scientific American • Dec. 21, 2022
Very likely some Mrs. Grundy will observe, “I don’t believe it, boys will be boys, young men must sow their wild oats, and women must not expect miracles.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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