All 4 Uses of
bland
in
Babbitt
- Ted could be maddeningly bland.†
Chpt 2 *
- The old "mansions" along Ninth Street, S. E., like aged dandies in filthy linen; wooden castles turned into boarding-houses, with muddy walks and rusty hedges, jostled by fast-intruding garages, cheap apartment-houses, and fruit-stands conducted by bland, sleek Athenians.†
Chpt 3
- Then the bland George F. Babbitt was transformed.†
Chpt 10
- Tanis apparently enjoyed the companionship of the dancing darlings; she bridled to their bland flirtation and casually kissed them at the end of each dance.†
Chpt 29
Definition:
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(bland) lacking stimulating characteristics -- especially in the flavor of food