The Only Use
foible
in
Middlemarch
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- He knew that this was like the sudden impulse of a madman—incongruous even with his habitual foibles.†
Chpt 2foibles = peculiar behavioral traits in an individual -- perhaps weaknesses, but never important
Definitions:
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(1)
(foible) a peculiar behavioral trait in an individual -- perhaps a weakness, but never important
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)