wooden
adjective
consisting or made of wood.
woodenly
-
a word derived from
wooden.
Example Sentences
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Gage looks less mobile as he woodenly directs our attention to the skirmish in the background.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
The star read woodenly from a script he obviously did not want to read.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 21, 2020
I’m a simulacrum, a cardboard cut-out trudging woodenly through the city.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 20, 2018
I cast a timid glance at Father, who sat there woodenly smoking one of his cheap cigarettes, just as he did every day.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 19, 2012
She smiles woodenly at the camera, and I smile sadly back at her.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
