adv
Meaning 1
Dully and without emotion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
woodenly
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adv
Meaning 2
Clumsily or without animation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
without grace; rigidly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they moved woodenly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ungraciously, ungracefully, gracelessly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English wooden Middle English -ly English -ly English woodenly From wooden + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: achtlos — dully, without emotion
- German: emotionslos — dully, without emotion