All 5 Uses of
bland
in
Of Human Bondage
- Weeks had listened politely, with smiling modesty, till Hayward finished; then he asked one or two insidious questions, so innocent in appearance that Hayward, not seeing into what a quandary they led him, answered blandly; Weeks made a courteous objection, then a correction of fact, after that a quotation from some little known Latin commentator, then a reference to a German authority; and the fact was disclosed that he was a scholar.†
Chpt 27-28
- He denied with bland effrontery.†
Chpt 29-30 *
- The physician stepped forward, an elderly man with a bland manner, whom Philip knew only by sight.†
Chpt 67-68
- Mr. Sampson, bland and familiar, said he was quite certain they could get her the very thing she required.†
Chpt 107-108
- "Yes, I quite understand, Miss Antonia,' said the buyer, with a bland smile, but his eyes grew blank and stupid.†
Chpt 107-108
Definition:
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(bland) lacking stimulating characteristics -- especially in the flavor of food