ˈgradˌgrīnd noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: after Thomas Gradgrind, a materialistic hardware merchant in the novel Hard Times (1854) by Charles Dickens died 1870 English novelist
: 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
• grad·grind·ian -dēən adjective , usually capitalized
• grad·grind·ish -dish adjective , usually capitalized