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Slowly, in a laborious or ponderous manner
Adverb for of, or made of, wood
“He had a toy, wooden sword in one hand and a piece of oozing vanilla cake in the other.”
Adverb for stiff or uncomfortable in movement or manner
“She is portraying an animated character, which means she can be as wooden as you like and it doesn't matter.”
Adverb for clumsy or awkward in movement or handling things
“He was rather wooden in his movements, resembling an unfinished marionette during his inactive periods.”
Adverb for expressionless, devoid of emotion
“It's hard to tell from his wooden expression whether he's happy or sad.”
Adverb for lacking vigor, vitality, or excitement
Adverb for lacking energy, drive, motivation or enthusiasm
Adverb for showing no affection or having a lack of emotion
Adverb for unnatural, awkward or contrived in nature or behavior
(informal) Adverb for lacking in intelligence
Adverb for carried out without real interest, feeling, or concern
Adverb for affectedly proper, or formal, and rather prudish
Adverb for hesitant or uncertain
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