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wooden
(wood¦en)
Pronunciation:
/ˈwʊd(ə)n/
adjective
1
made of wood:
a wooden toy
she closed the heavy wooden door
2
like or characteristic of wood:
a kind of dull wooden sound
stiff and awkward in movement or manner:
she is one of the most wooden actresses of all time
Derivatives
woodenly
adverb
wooden (sense 2)
woodenness
noun
wooden (sense 2)
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