Both Uses of
jaded
in
Bleak House
- But what principally struck us was a jaded and unhealthy-looking though by no means plain girl at the writing-table, who sat biting the feather of her pen and staring at us.†
Chpt 4-6 *
- Over and above the faces that have fallen drowsily on tables and the heels that lie prone on hard floors instead of beds, the brick and mortar physiognomy of the very court itself looks worn and jaded.†
Chpt 31-33
Definition:
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(jaded) dulled interest due to excessive previous experience
or: cynical or hardened due to unpleasant experience