Monday, February 17, 2020

Gruntled?

"He spoke with a certain what-is-it in his voice, and I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled, so I tactfully changed the subject." (from The Code of the Woosters, by Sir Pelham Wodehouse)

Yes, Virginia, "gruntled" is a word. It means "pleased, satisfied, contented." Sir Pelham was entirely proper in his usage of it.

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