woodenly

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wood·en (w

adj.

1. Made or consisting of wood.

2. Stiff and unnatural; without spirit: a wooden performance; a wooden smile.

3. Clumsy and awkward; ungainly.

wooden·ly adv.

wooden·ness n.

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Adv.

woodenly - without grace; rigidly; "they moved woodenly"

gracelessly, ungracefully, ungraciously

Translations

woodenly [ˈwʊdnlɪ] ADV [say, react] → de manera poco expresiva; [act] → de forma acartonada

woodenly

adv (fig) smile, act, bow → gekünstelt, steif; stand → wie ein Klotz; look, stare → mit unbeweglicher Miene

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