Gradgrind
- adjective
- /ˈɡrædˌɡraɪnd/
- Archaic
- The curriculum was criticized for being too Gradgrind and leaving out the arts.
Examples
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His Gradgrind approach to teaching stifled the students' enthusiasm for learning.
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She rejected the Gradgrind method in favor of encouraging students' creativity.
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His Gradgrind attitude made meetings dull and uninspiring for the whole team.
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Don't be so Gradgrind in your thinking!
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His Gradgrind personality made it hard for him to connect.
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The Gradgrind viewpoint dominated the discussion, leaving little room for imaginative solutions.
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With a Gradgrind mentality, she often found it challenging to appreciate the beauty in art.
Synonyms
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More about theory or small details than practical use
Too academic and formal for general readers to understand
Antonyms
How Imaginative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gradgrind comes from Dickens' character Gradgrind in the novel Hard Times and his name includes the familiar word grind meaning 'to press or crush' or 'to work something hard'. So imagine facts being 'ground' into students' heads with no room for feeling, which is why Gradgrind means rigidly practical and unimaginative.