Both Uses of
venerable
in
Babbitt
- The venerable Minnemagantic realtor, Major Carlton Tuke, read a paper in which he denounced cooperative stores.†
Chpt 13 *
- Babbitt, under the name of "Old Georgie," was now a pioneer of the Bunch, since each month it changed half its membership and he who could recall the prehistoric days of a fortnight ago, before Mrs. Absolom, the food-demonstrator, had gone to Indianapolis, and Mac had "got sore at" Minnie, was a venerable leader and able to condescend to new Petes and Minnies and Gladyses.†
Chpt 29
Definition:
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(venerable) respected (worthy of respect) -- typically because of age or position