woodenly
I think this means stiff or awkwardly?
"He said woodenly, "If I was alone I could live so easy."
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chapter 1
Thursday, September 17, 2009
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A reference for vocabulary words in American Literature
"IT is truly providential that a new horror melodrama called "The Blob" is so woodenly presented on the whole, For a little astute showmanship applied to such a plot would have been enough to scare the quills off a porcupine"
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It could also mean clumsy or without spirit. For example, "a wooden performance" or "a wooden smile"
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