Grandisonianadj.

Brit.

/ˌɡrandᵻˈsəʊnɪən/, U.S.

/ˌɡrændəˈsoʊniən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Grandison , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Sir Charles Grandison, the eponymous hero of Samuel Richardson's novel The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1753) + -ian suffix.Richardson intended Grandison as an example of a good man, who was honourable, wise, and virtuous.

Of manner or bearing: of or resembling that of Sir Charles Grandison, the hero of Samuel Richardson's novel of that name; stately, dignified; courteous; magnanimous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > well-mannered > well-bred > of conduct

well-bred1614

Grandisonian1809

(an) officer and (a) gentleman1871

officer-and-gentlemanly1969

1809 ‘B. Sketchwell’ London Characters II. 19 He is really possessed of all the Grandisonian principles of honour and virtue.

1829 Westm. Rev. 10 179 To say the truth, our exquisite sports nothing at all Grandisonian either in morals or manners.

1859 T. Carlyle Let. 13 Apr. in Sir C. G. Duffy Conversat. Carlyle (1892) 203 A kind of Grandisonian style of magnanimity, both in substance and manner, visible in all his conduct.

1881 R. L. Stevenson Virginibus Puerisque 58 They treat them to Grandisonian airs.

1963 Times 25 Nov. 14/1 His manner assumed a Grandisonian correctness infinitely amusing to those who knew him well.

2003 S. Winchester Meaning of Everything 239 Someone in the Press..made a suitably Grandisonian announcement.

Derivatives

† Grandisonianism n. Obsolete rare an instance of Grandisonian manner or style.

ΚΠ

1882 A. W. Ward Dickens 116 He becomes a really fine picture, unmarred by any Grandisonianisms in either thought or phrase, of a true gentleman.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grandisonian
释义	Grandisonianadj. Brit. /ˌɡrandᵻˈsəʊnɪən/, U.S. /ˌɡrændəˈsoʊniən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Grandison , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of Sir Charles Grandison, the eponymous hero of Samuel Richardson's novel The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1753) + -ian suffix.Richardson intended Grandison as an example of a good man, who was honourable, wise, and virtuous. Of manner or bearing: of or resembling that of Sir Charles Grandison, the hero of Samuel Richardson's novel of that name; stately, dignified; courteous; magnanimous. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > well-mannered > well-bred > of conduct well-bred1614 Grandisonian1809 (an) officer and (a) gentleman1871 officer-and-gentlemanly1969 1809 ‘B. Sketchwell’ London Characters II. 19 He is really possessed of all the Grandisonian principles of honour and virtue. 1829 Westm. Rev. 10 179 To say the truth, our exquisite sports nothing at all Grandisonian either in morals or manners. 1859 T. Carlyle Let. 13 Apr. in Sir C. G. Duffy Conversat. Carlyle (1892) 203 A kind of Grandisonian style of magnanimity, both in substance and manner, visible in all his conduct. 1881 R. L. Stevenson Virginibus Puerisque 58 They treat them to Grandisonian airs. 1963 Times 25 Nov. 14/1 His manner assumed a Grandisonian correctness infinitely amusing to those who knew him well. 2003 S. Winchester Meaning of Everything 239 Someone in the Press..made a suitably Grandisonian announcement. Derivatives † Grandisonianism n. Obsolete rare an instance of Grandisonian manner or style. ΚΠ 1882 A. W. Ward Dickens 116 He becomes a really fine picture, unmarred by any Grandisonianisms in either thought or phrase, of a true gentleman. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1809
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