wooden

pronunciation

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Adjective:

made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
lacking ease or grace

Word Origin

wooden (adj.): 1530s, from wood (n.) + -en (2). Figurative use by 1560s. Wooden nickel "counterfeit coin, worthless token" is from 1916, American English. Related: Woodenly; woodenness.

Synonym

adj.

clumsy formal stolid awkward stuffy graceless tense rigid stiff

adj.

oafish witless doltish dull stupid dim-witted dim slow-witted thick-witted dull-witted obtuse dense thick

adj.

expressionless unanimated vacant inexpressive lifeless blank impassive stony empty

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Example

1. Wooden accordion clutch bag designed by stella mccartney .

2. Only bare wooden cases and two upholstered benches .

3. The meat is dried on wooden racks .

4. The roofs are constructed from limestone shingles using a wooden frame .

5. The glass-fronted waiting room features two large trees and wooden furniture .

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