Both Uses of
bland
in
Oliver Twist
- To these interrogations Mr. Bumble returned very brief and snappish replies; for the temporary blandness which gin-and-water awakens in some bosoms had by this time evaporated; and he was once again a beadle.†
Chpt 2
- Mr. Bumble nodded, blandly, in acknowledgment of Mrs. Mann's curtsey; and inquired how the children were.†
Chpt 17 *
Definition:
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(bland) lacking stimulating characteristics -- especially in the flavor of food