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woodenly

[wood-n]

adjective

consisting or made of wood; wood: a wooden ship.

stiff, ungainly, or awkward: a wooden gait.

without spirit, animation, or awareness.

dull or stupid.

indicating the fifth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.

Origin:
1530–40; wood¹ + -en²

Related forms

wood·en·ly, adverb

wood·en·ness, noun

Synonyms
3. expressionless, vacant, lifeless, impassive.

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wooden (ˈwʊd^ən)

—*adj*
1.	made from or consisting of wood
2.	awkward or clumsy
3.	bereft of spirit or animation: a wooden expression
4.	obstinately unyielding: a wooden attitude
5.	mentally slow or dull
6.	not highly resonant: a wooden thud

—vb
7.	slang (Austral) (tr) to fell or kill (a person or animal)

'woodenly

—*adv*

'woodenness

—n

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