Definitions
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Narrow and unintelligent conventionalism.
WordNet 3.0
- n. excessive or affected modesty
Examples
“When the internet brimmed with photos of what appeared to be a femme Adam kissing men, his response was one which triggered every trip wire of passive-aggressive American grundyism.”
“I prefer this not out grundyism, but because I doubt if a language can long survive in health under a policy of (to use another new entry from 6,000 Words) "open admissions.”
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jaime_d from essay "Jonathan Williams" by Guy Davenport Jan 18, 2010