woodenness
- a word derived from wooden.
Example Sentences
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Bettina Oberli’s “My Wonderful Wanda” is, ironically, best when the focus is off Wanda, whose woodenness remains unreadable throughout.
From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2021
I’m not much into horror films, opting instead for the unintended comedy of Lifetime thrillers, where the fright lies in the woodenness of the actors as opposed to the woods.
From The Guardian • Oct. 30, 2020
The fact that Banville himself keeps underscoring the woodenness of his own fictional construction doesn’t render it any more interesting.
From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2020
There are moments when the action pauses to let you appreciate Boyega's wisecracking charisma, Eastwood's exquisite woodenness and the soulful emoting of a few painfully violated skyscrapers.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2018
The jejuneness and woodenness from which the modern religious story too often suffers are in no way chargeable upon all, or even many, of them.
From The English Novel by Saintsbury, George
