Grandisonian

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

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.

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Meanings

adjectiveGrandisonian (comparative more Grandisonian, superlative most 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.

Origin

From Grandison + -ian.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Grandisonian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grandisonian

MLA

“Grandisonian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grandisonian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Grandisonian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Grandisonian.

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