Vocabulary Word
Word: pedestrian
Definition: ordinary; dull; unimaginative(lacking in imagination); going on foot; Ex. pedestrian prose; N.
Definition: ordinary; dull; unimaginative(lacking in imagination); going on foot; Ex. pedestrian prose; N.
Sentences Containing 'pedestrian'
Whenever she was particularly discomposed, she always performed one of these pedestrian feats; and the amount of her discomposure might always be estimated by the duration of her walk.
Why did the poor poet of Tennessee, upon suddenly receiving two handfuls of silver, deliberate whether to buy him a coat, which he sadly needed, or invest his money in a pedestrian trip to Rockaway Beach?
With bent head and half-slouched hat he continued to pace, unmindful of the wondering whispering among the men; till Stubb cautiously whispered to Flask, that Ahab must have summoned them there for the purpose of witnessing a pedestrian feat.
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