Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

woodenly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: wood-en-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Dully and without emotion.

adv

Clumsily or without animation.

Example Sentences

""If they do, all they'll find are hunks of metal," Patrick said woodenly."

Etymology

Etymology tree English wooden Middle English -ly English -ly English woodenly From wooden + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more woodenly (comparative) most woodenly (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

wooden

Synonyms

ungraciously ungracefully gracelessly

Questions

What does woodenly mean?: Dully and without emotion.
Where does woodenly come from?: Etymology tree English wooden Middle English -ly English -ly English woodenly From wooden + -ly.

How to pronounce woodenly

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