All 4 Uses of
bland
in
Bleak House
- But a stir in that direction, a gathering of reverential awe in the rustic faces, and a blandly ferocious assumption on the part of Mr. Boythorn of being resolutely unconscious of somebody's existence forewarned me that the great people were come and that the service was going to begin.†
Chpt 16-18
- Mr. Kenge also came to speak to us and did the honours of the place in much the same way, with the bland modesty of a proprietor.†
Chpt 22-24 *
- If you had perused this document, you would have seen that it reduces your interest considerably, though still leaving it a very handsome one, still leaving it a very handsome one," said Mr. Kenge, waving his hand persuasively and blandly.†
Chpt 61-63
- Similarly, Mr. Boythorn continues to post tremendous placards on the disputed thoroughfare and (with his bird upon his head) to hold forth vehemently against Sir Leicester in the sanctuary of his own home; similarly, also, he defies him as of old in the little church by testifying a bland unconsciousness of his existence.†
Chpt 66-67
Definition:
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(bland) lacking stimulating characteristics -- especially in the flavor of food