grundy
/ˈɡɹʌn.di/noun, adjective
grundy is spelled G-R-U-N-D-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, grundy means “A narrow-minded person or group that is overly concerned with censoring or criticizing personal conduct” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of grundy is grundies.
How many letters and syllables are in grundy?
| Letters | 6: G-R-U-N-D-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is grundy?
Grundy appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce grundy?
- /ˈɡɹʌn.di/
Grundy has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_grundy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of grundy
- grundies plural
- grundier comparative
- grundiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grundy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A narrow-minded person or group that is overly concerned with censoring or criticizing personal conduct.
- 2
Granulated or shotted pig iron.
- 3
AustraliaUKslangA pair of underpants
adjective
- 1
Overly concerned with censoring or criticizing personal conduct.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Grundy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense narrow-minded person(s), censoring personal conduct:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Spießer, Biedermann, Moralapostel, Moralhüter, Sittenwächterin, Moralpredigerin |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does grundy come from?
Derived from Mrs. Grundy, a prudish character from the play Speed the Plough (1798) by the English playwright Thomas Morton.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).