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grumbletonian

UK/ˌɡɹʌm.bəlˈtəʊ.ni.ən/US/ˌɡɹʌm.bəlˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

grumbletonian noun: originally a member of the 17th-century Country Party; later a member of the opposition.

Noun

grumbletonian (plural grumbletonians)

  1. (UK, derogatory, obsolete, slang) Originally a member of the 17th-century Country Party; later a member of the opposition.
    • He was often dis-guſted, and thought a Grumble-tonian; but there was no getting an inſight into his Proceedings. He’d be counted ſometimes (behind the Curtain) a High-Flyer, and Tory-rory-Ranter; yet, by his natural In-ſtinks, he inclined to be of the Low-Party: Some ſay he was of no Side, but...1722, The Rump Examin’d; with It’s Secrets Discover’d, and laid open, A. Moore, page 18

Forms of grumbletonian

pluralgrumbletonians

Origin of grumbletonian

From grumble + -tonian, analyzable as -ton + -ian. (as in Princetonian, Newtonian, etc).

Words that rhyme with grumbletonian

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Questions about grumbletonian

What does grumbletonian mean?
Grumbletonian means originally a member of the 17th-century Country Party; later a member of the opposition.
What part of speech is grumbletonian?
Grumbletonian is a noun.
How do you pronounce grumbletonian?
Grumbletonian is pronounced /ˌɡɹʌm.bəlˈtəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).
What is the plural of grumbletonian?
The plural of grumbletonian is grumbletonians.

Words near grumbletonian in the dictionary

  1. grumbles
  2. Grumbleses
  3. grumblesome
  4. grumblest
  5. grumbleth
  6. grumbletonian
  7. grumbletonians
  8. grumblier
  9. grumbliest
  10. grumbling
  11. grumblingly

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