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Grandisonian

UK/ˌɡɹæn.dɪˈsəʊ.ni.ən/US/ˌɡɹæn.dəˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

Grandisonian adjective: scrupulously moral and chivalrous, like the fictional Sir Charles Grandison in The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1753), an epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson.

Adjective

Grandisonian (comparative more Grandisonian, superlative most Grandisonian)

  1. scrupulously moral and chivalrous, like the fictional Sir Charles Grandison in The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1753), an epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson.

Forms of Grandisonian

comparativemore Grandisonian
superlativemost Grandisonian

Origin of Grandisonian

From Grandison + -ian.

Words that rhyme with Grandisonian

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Questions about Grandisonian

What does Grandisonian mean?
Grandisonian means scrupulously moral and chivalrous, like the fictional Sir Charles Grandison in The History of Sir Charles Grandison (1753), an epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson.
What part of speech is Grandisonian?
Grandisonian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Grandisonian?
Grandisonian is pronounced /ˌɡɹæn.dɪˈsəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).

Words near Grandisonian in the dictionary

  1. grandisin
  2. grandisine
  3. grandisinine
  4. Grandison
  5. grandisonant
  6. Grandisonian
  7. grandisonous
  8. Grandisons
  9. grandity
  10. grandkid
  11. grandkids

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