GRADGRIND
\ɡɹˈadɡɹa͡ɪnd], \ɡɹˈadɡɹaɪnd], \ɡ_ɹ_ˈa_d_ɡ_ɹ_aɪ_n_d]\
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gräd'gr[=i]nd, n. one who regulates all human things by rule and compass and the mechanical application of statistics, allowing nothing for sentiment, emotion, and individuality. [From Thomas Gradgrind in Dickens's Hard Times.]
By Thomas Davidson
