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

-dēən

adjective

Gradgrindish

-dish

adjective

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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