Musil

[ moo-sil, -zil ]

noun

1. Robert, 1880–1942, Austrian writer.

Musil

/ ˈmuːzɪl /

noun

1. MusilRobert18801942MAustrianWRITING: novelist Robert (ˈroːbɛrt). 1880–1942, Austrian novelist, whose novel The Man Without Qualities (1930–42) is an ironic examination of contemporary ills

Example Sentences

I wish writers could just sit around and be dreamy instead of having, to borrow the words of Robert Musil, to “eat steak and keep moving.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I was sickened by this use of technology that I had had such great hopes for,” Vonnegut told journalist Robert Musil in 1980, “and so I came to fear it.”

From Science Magazine

“Langmuir was absolutely indifferent to the uses that might be made of the truths he dug out of the rock,” Vonnegut told Musil.

From Science Magazine

Romford heavyweight Johnny Fisher extended his unbeaten record to 7-0 thanks to a first-round demolition of Czech fighter Dominik Musil, who was knocked down twice before the fight was stopped.

From BBC

“There’s always this kind of balance, what Robert Musil would say is between the sense of possibility and reality.”

From New York Times