wooden
adjective
consisting or made of wood.
woodenness
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a word derived from
wooden.
Example Sentences
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Still, there’s often a woodenness to the actor’s expressions, an excess of soft-eyed brooding, that doesn’t fully overcome Tony’s fundamental drippiness as a character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
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
X received this declaration with his usual woodenness and went on.
From A Set of Six by Joseph Conrad
