# grundy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɹʌn.di/ · frequency rank #35,319

## Definitions
1. A narrow-minded person or group that is overly concerned with censoring or criticizing personal conduct.

## Etymology
Derived from Mrs. Grundy, a prudish character from the play Speed the Plough (1798) by the English playwright Thomas Morton.

## Easily confused with
- **grunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grundy-vs-grunt)
- **grunge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grundy-vs-grunge)
- **grunts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grundy-vs-grunts)
- **grand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grand-vs-grundy)
- **grind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grind-vs-grundy)
- **Grady** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grady-vs-grundy)
- **gaudy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaudy-vs-grundy)
- **ground** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ground-vs-grundy)
- **grande** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grande-vs-grundy)
- **greedy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/greedy-vs-grundy)
- **granny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/granny-vs-grundy)
- **grumpy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grumpy-vs-grundy)
- **grinds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grinds-vs-grundy)
- **grubby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grubby-vs-grundy)
- **grounds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grounds-vs-grundy)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ggrundy`, `grnudy`, `grrundy`, `grudny`, `grunddy`, `grundyy`, `grunndy`, `grunyd`, `gurndy`, `rgundy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/grundy