Both Uses of
impersonal
in
A Thousand Acres
- She bottle-fed Caroline and I'm sure she bottle-fed us, in spite of the fact that farmwives never willingly take on extra work, and her demeanor during the feedings was rather impersonal as I later recalled it.†
p. 93.4 *impersonal = lacking warmth or personal connection
- Men against nature, men against machine, men against the swirling, impersonal forces of the market.†
p. 317.3
Definition:
not influenced by personal feelings -- often indicating a lack of warmth of personal connection