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wood⋅en

[wood-n]
–adjective
1. consisting or made of wood; wood: a wooden ship.
2. stiff, ungainly, or awkward: a wooden gait.
3. without spirit, animation, or awareness.
4. dull or stupid.
5. indicating the fifth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.

Origin:
1530–40; wood 1 + -en 2


wood⋅en⋅ly, adverb
wood⋅en⋅ness, noun


3. expressionless, vacant, lifeless, impassive.
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wood·en   (wŏŏd'n)   
adj.  
  1. Made or consisting of wood.

  2. Stiff and unnatural; without spirit: a wooden performance; a wooden smile.

  3. Clumsy and awkward; ungainly.

wood'en·ly adv., wood'en·ness n.
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