Gradgrind
noun
Grad·grind
ˈgradˌgrīnd
plural -s
: one that is patently and usually as a matter of outspoken policy marked by a materialistic and philistine outlook : an uninspired and assiduous seeker after facts
Gradgrindian adjective
-dēən
Gradgrindish adjective
-dish
Word History
Etymology
after Thomas Gradgrind, a materialistic hardware merchant in the novel Hard Times (1854) by Charles Dickens †1870 English novelist
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