Both Uses of
bland
in
As I Lay Dying
- It was as though, so long as the deceit ran along quiet and monotonous, all of us let ourselves be deceived, abetting it unawares or maybe through cowardice, since all people are cowards and naturally prefer any kind of treachery because it has a bland outside.†
Chpt 32
- But beneath that false blandness the true force of it leans against us lazily.†
Chpt 37 *
Definition:
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(bland) lacking stimulating characteristics -- especially in the flavor of food