All 4 Uses of
bland
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- "It's no use, John Clay," said Holmes blandly.†
Chpt 2 *blandly = in a manner that is dull or uninteresting
- "You will excuse me," said Holmes blandly, "but I could not help overhearing the questions which you put to the salesman just now.†
Chpt 7
- "Indeed, Doctor," said Holmes blandly.†
Chpt 8
- The man who entered was a sturdy, middle-sized fellow, some thirty years of age, clean-shaven, and sallow-skinned, with a bland, insinuating manner, and a pair of wonderfully sharp and penetrating grey eyes.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
dull or lacking stimulating characteristics -- especially in the flavor of food