wooden

[ wood-n ]
/ ˈwʊd n /

adjective

consisting or made of wood; wood: a wooden ship.
stiff, ungainly, or awkward: a wooden gait.
without spirit, animation, or awareness.
dull or stupid.
indicating the fifth event of a series, as a wedding anniversary.

Origin of wooden

First recorded in 1530–40; wood1 + -en2

SYNONYMS FOR wooden

3 expressionless, vacant, lifeless, impassive.

OTHER WORDS FROM wooden

wood·en·ly, adverb wood·en·ness, noun

Words nearby wooden

woodcraftsman, woodcreeper, woodcut, woodcutter, wooded, wooden, wooden horse, wooden indian, wooden shoe, wooden spoon, wooden tongue

Example sentences from the Web for woodenly

British Dictionary definitions for woodenly

wooden
/ (ˈwʊdən) /

adjective

verb

(tr) Australian slang to fell or kill (a person or animal)

Derived forms of wooden

woodenly, adverb woodenness, noun