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Definition
lacking stimulating characteristics — especially in the flavor of food- a bland diet
bland = lacking stimulating characteristics — especially in the flavor of food
- a bland little drama
- "It's a game, you see," pursued the general blandly.Richard Connell -- The Most Dangerous Game
- Her stomach shuddered, but she kept her voice bland.J.D. Robb -- Glory in Death
- "It's just another place to live," Mr. Hart said blandly, "middle-class, some upper."Victor Martinez -- Parrot in the Oven
- It was the Indian summer, and the calms, and almost the blandness of June, slept in the hazy atmosphere.James Fenimore Cooper -- The Pathfinder
- He could smell the blood beneath him, the sweet, bland odor penetrating his nostrils, informing him of a practicality.Robert Ludlum -- The Bourne Identity
- If Atticus could blandly introduce me to Boo Radley at a time like this, well— that was Atticus.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- On the steps of a ball room I can see the romantic figure of Geoffrey Young; blue eyed; bland, immaculate.Virginia Woolf -- A Sketch of the Past
- "Good-morning, Bishop," greeted Holderness, blandly, baring his head.Zane Grey -- The Heritage of the Desert
- He turned on him a face of stone, insanely mixed between venom, blandness and misery.T. H. White -- The Once and Future King
- I swallowed, tried to raise a bland smile.Jojo Moyes -- Me Before You
- He wasn't hungry much anymore, and the meals were bland because spices of any kind irritated his stomach.Nicholas Sparks -- The Last Song
- American tobacco was a little bland, he thought.Tom Clancy -- The Hunt for Red October
- When the dinner was served the spaghetti was a lump and the sauce was very bland.Li Cunxin -- Mao's Last Dancer
- I was also convinced that something as fun as deer hunting should never be portrayed as being something bland.Willie & Korie Robertson -- The Duck Commander Family
- "Investment is a game of luck," says Luke blandly.Sophie Kinsella -- Confessoins of a Shopaholic
- He was restricted to a bland diet.Betty Mahmoody -- Not Without My Daughter
- "You could regard her as that, if you wished," replied Chang with deprecating blandness.James Hilton -- Lost Horizon
- When he bent forward the result was so bland that after a moment Clara drew back her head and laughed.Larry McMurtry -- Lonesome Dove
blandly = in an unremarkable manner (without strong emotion or other stimulation)
bland = uninterestingly steady (lacking stimulating characteristics)
blandly = in a manner that is dull or uninteresting