All 5 Uses of
bland
in
War and Peace
- "But, my dear princess," answered Anna Mikhaylovna blandly but impressively, blocking the way to the bedroom and preventing the other from passing, "won't this be too much for poor Uncle at a moment when he needs repose?†
Chpt 1
- But Kutuzov went on blandly smiling with the same expression, which seemed to say that he had a right to suppose so.†
Chpt 2 *
- He laughed blandly at her naive diplomacy but listened to what she had to say, and sometimes questioned her carefully about the Penza and Nizhegorod estates.†
Chpt 8
- Count Ilya Rostov smiled blandly and nodded approval.†
Chpt 9
- Having listened to her mother's objections, Helene smiled blandly and ironically.†
Chpt 11
Definition:
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(bland) lacking stimulating characteristics -- especially in the flavor of food