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woodenly

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wood·en  (wdn)
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.1.woodenlywoodenly - 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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