woodenly
Like bad acting
In a stiff, expressionless, or mechanical manner, like a wooden puppet or mannequin.
The word usually describes speaking or acting without natural emotion or fluidity: He delivered his lines woodenly, as if reading from a script for the first time.
She smiled woodenly for the camera.
In inflexible manner
- blanklyWithout any expression
- impassivelyWithout visible reaction
- lifelesslyWithout signs of vitality
- mechanicallyDone by machine action
flatly · vacantly · emotionlessly · dully · stoically · monotonously · rigidly · coldly
In inflexible manner
- clumsilyIn an uncoordinated manner
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- gawkilyIn clumsy manner
- jerkilyIn uneven lurches
haltingly · lumberingly · ineptly · gracelessly · cumbersomely · maladroitly · fumblingly · oafishly
stiffly
In inflexible manner
- blanklyWithout any expression
- impassivelyWithout visible reaction
- lifelesslyWithout signs of vitality
mechanically · flatly · vacantly · emotionlessly · dully · stoically · monotonously · rigidly · coldly · hollowly
stiffly
In inflexible manner
jerkily · haltingly · lumberingly · ineptly · gracelessly · cumbersomely · maladroitly · fumblingly · oafishly · ham-handedly
woodenlyexpressively
With outward emotion
animatedly · vivaciously · spiritedly · emotively · passionately
woodenlynaturally
without artificial help
spontaneously · genuinely · authentically · organically · effortlessly
- wooden stickRigid timber length
- wooden legTimber limb replacement
- wooden spoonCarved cooking utensil
- wooden fortDefensive structure of timber
- wooden toysPlaythings made from lumber
- wooden blocksSolid toy cubes