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Prudery Grundy, Mrs. Ashfields’ straitlaced neighbor whose propriety hinders them. [Br. Lit.: Speed the Plough] Nelly excessively modest or prudish woman. [Am. Usage: Misc.] pacifist religious sect, often associated with puritanical behavioral standards. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1017] sect believing in virgin purity. [Christian Hist.: Brewer Note-book, 819] one reflecting an unshaken confidence in piety and temperance, as during Queen Victoria’s reign. [Am. and Br. Usage: Misc.] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Rose's attention to national attempts to police or eliminate public space available to youth popular culture seems timely, therefore, as conservative Grundyism radiates from the beltway like a nuclear cloud. |
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