wooden
adjective
consisting or made of wood.
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
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
January Jones’ limited range becomes something innate in Betty Draper, her woodenness a part of her character.
From Slate ● Dec. 30, 2013
Mechanical rigid woodenness is an inevitable corollary of any theory which separates mind from activity motivated by a purpose.
From Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education by John Dewey
