All 4 Uses of
devoid
in
Gone with the Wind
- Evidently he had overheard the whole conversation, for he grinned up at her as maliciously as a tomcat, and again his eyes went over her, in a gaze totally devoid of the deference she was accustomed to.†
Chpt 1.6
- The County had been devoid of any entertainment or social life ever since the Troop had gone away to war.†
Chpt 1.7 *
- So gentle, so quiet, so devoid of mockery, it did not seem Rhett Butler's voice at all but the voice of some kind strong stranger who smelled of brandy and tobacco and horses, comforting smells because they reminded her of Gerald.†
Chpt 3.23
- Scarlett thought of Will, lank, unimpressive, mild, eternally chewing a straw, his whole appearance deceptively devoid of energy, like that of most Crackers.†
Chpt 4.40
Definition:
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(devoid) completely without (lacking)