Both Uses of
aesthetic
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- Yes, I have been all my life taking offense, to please myself, taking offense on esthetic grounds, for it is not so much pleasant as distinguished sometimes to be insulted—that you had forgotten, great elder, it is distinguished!†
Chpt 2
- You are wounded, in the first place, in your esthetic feelings, and, secondly, in your pride.
Chpt 11 *esthetic = sense of what is good or beautiful
Definition:
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(aesthetic) related to beauty or good taste -- often referring to one's appreciation of beauty or one's sense of what is beautiful
or:
beautiful or tasteful