as in uncomfortable
lacking social grace and assurance
an eminent scientist who was wooden in front of television cameras
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Recent Examples of wooden
Cross wooden boardwalks over wetlands, hike to river overlooks, and search for fossils and shark teeth at Fossil Beach.
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Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 24 July 2025
Fans would be bleached by the blazing sun during the games; the wooden benches would be bleached on non-game days.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025
Featuring knit and crochet items, baby quilts, floral arrangements, jewelry and wooden crafts.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025
The wooden armrests don’t get too hot in the sun, and the durable polyester has held up to two years of use, with only a small hole in the zippered side pocket to show for it.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
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Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 24 July 2025
Fans would be bleached by the blazing sun during the games; the wooden benches would be bleached on non-game days.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 23 July 2025
Featuring knit and crochet items, baby quilts, floral arrangements, jewelry and wooden crafts.
—Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025
The wooden armrests don’t get too hot in the sun, and the durable polyester has held up to two years of use, with only a small hole in the zippered side pocket to show for it.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wooden
Adjective
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Those traits can be seen in Bahnsen’s work, which is fanciful yet wearable, marking a departure from old ideas of femininity where clothing had to be tight and short (and subsequently uncomfortable).—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
4 Aug. 2025
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But here’s the uncomfortable truth: Focusing on an arbitrary expected return could be the very reason your financial plan fails.—
Gianluca Sidoti,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Dream plays are difficult to execute—whimsy is easily crushed by clumsy handling.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
25 July 2025
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Despite a clumsy apology tour, Hogan was never able to completely shake his darkest moment.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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She Rides Shotgun begins with one uneasy situation and ends on quite another, and the two hours in between are anything but comfortable.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
31 July 2025
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Step 3: Open the door and actually listen Senior leaders should become more visible, Burke says, especially to help coach managers who feel uneasy addressing tough topics.—
Alyshia Hull,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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The house was a little awkward and needed some work, including in the living room, which had a mix of original wood flooring and vinyl.—
Thomas Fuller,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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Yet that has led to an awkward UX for those who lean into portrait mode.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Amazon has offered me a glimmer of hope with its selection of customizable tiny houses from modern designs to rustic, cabin options that are less than $12,000.—
Rylee Johnston,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Of the three rustic lodges built at Zion, Bryce Canyon and the North Rim to accomplish that purpose, the Grand Canyon Lodge was the most important and the most historically intact.—
Joanna Allhands,
AZCentral.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Wooden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wooden. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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