grimthorpe
grimthorpe verb: to renovate an old building or structure in a lavish and expensive, yet tasteless fashion which spoils its original beauty.
Verb (1)
grimthorpe (third-person singular simple present grimthorpes, present participle grimthorping, simple past and past participle grimthorped)
- To renovate an old building or structure in a lavish and expensive, yet tasteless fashion which spoils its original beauty.
- "Look, just because this junky train has been grimthorped doesn't mean that I have to sit and listen to you two psychopaths read through the encyclopedia of death," Natalia scolded.2010, Derek Benz, Jon Samuel Lewis, Grey Griffins: The Brimstone Key (Grey Griffins; 4), Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN
Verb (2) capitalized: Grimthorpe
Grimthorpe (third-person singular simple present Grimthorpes, present participle Grimthorping, simple past and past participle Grimthorped)
- Alternative letter-case form of grimthorpe.
Forms of grimthorpe
| third-person singular present | grimthorpes |
|---|---|
| present participle | grimthorping |
| past participle | grimthorped |
| past | grimthorped |
| alternative form | Grimthorpe |
| third-person singular present | Grimthorpes |
| present participle | Grimthorping |
| past participle | Grimthorped |
| past | Grimthorped |
Origin of grimthorpe
In reference to the renovation of the St Albans Cathedral in the 19th century by Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe, which was fiercely criticized at the time.
Questions about grimthorpe
- What does grimthorpe mean?
- Grimthorpe means to renovate an old building or structure in a lavish and expensive, yet tasteless fashion which spoils its original beauty.
- What part of speech is grimthorpe?
- Grimthorpe is a verb.
- What is the past tense of grimthorpe?
- The past tense of grimthorpe is grimthorped.
Words near grimthorpe in the dictionary
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