First Known Use: 1813
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Mrs. Grundy
noun Mrs. Grun·dy \-ˈgrən-dē\
Definition of MRS. GRUNDY
: one marked by prudish conventionality in personal conduct
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Origin of MRS. GRUNDY
from a character alluded to in Thomas Morton's Speed the Plough (1798)
Related to MRS. GRUNDY
- Antonyms
- immoralist
Rhymes with MRS. GRUNDY
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