The Only Use of
pastoral
in
The Great Gatsby
- We drove over to Fifth Avenue, so warm and soft, almost pastoral, on the summer Sunday afternoon that I wouldn't have been surprised to see a great flock of white sheep turn the corner.†
p. 28.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(pastoral as in: a pastoral scene) relating to the countryside -- especially idealizing charmingly simple and serene country life
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Of the other senses of "pastoral", the most common are related to a pastor (minister or priest). See a comprehensive dictionary for other senses of the word.