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Noun: Grundyism  'grún-dee,i-zum
Usage: archaic
  1. Excessive or affected modesty
    "Her Grundyism led her to object to even mildly suggestive jokes";
    - primness, prudishness, prudery

Type of: modestness, modesty

Encyclopedia: Grundyism