So rigidly constrained, formal, or awkward as to lack all grace and spontaneity

• stilted

  1. Stiffly or artificially formal; stiff:
  2. Having some vertical length between the impost and the beginning of the curve. Used of an arch.

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  1. Stiffly or artificially formal; stiff:
  2. Having some vertical length between the impost and the beginning of the curve. Used of an arch.

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• stiff

  1. Difficult to bend or fold:
  2. Not moving or operating easily or freely; resistant:
  3. Lacking ease or comfort of movement; not limber:

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  1. Difficult to bend or fold:
  2. Not moving or operating easily or freely; resistant:
  3. Lacking ease or comfort of movement; not limber:

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• starchy

  1. Containing starch.
  2. Stiffened with starch.
  3. Of or resembling starch.

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  1. Containing starch.
  2. Stiffened with starch.
  3. Of or resembling starch.

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• buckram

  1. A coarse cotton or linen fabric heavily sized with glue, used for stiffening garments and in bookbinding.
  2. Rigid formality.
  3. Resembling or suggesting buckram, as in stiffness or formality:

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  1. A coarse cotton or linen fabric heavily sized with glue, used for stiffening garments and in bookbinding.
  2. Rigid formality.
  3. Resembling or suggesting buckram, as in stiffness or formality:

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Lacking responsiveness or alertness

• unresponsive

  1. Exhibiting a lack of responsiveness.

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  1. Exhibiting a lack of responsiveness.

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• torpid

  1. Sluggish, lethargic, or inactive:
  2. Showing little interest; apathetic:
  3. Conducive to sluggishness or inactivity, especially in being warm and humid:

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  1. Sluggish, lethargic, or inactive:
  2. Showing little interest; apathetic:
  3. Conducive to sluggishness or inactivity, especially in being warm and humid:

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• stuporous

  1. having slow or confused reactions, as if in a stupor; groggy

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  1. having slow or confused reactions, as if in a stupor; groggy

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• numb

  1. Deprived of the power to feel or move normally; benumbed:
  2. Emotionally unresponsive; indifferent:
  3. To make or become numb.

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  1. Deprived of the power to feel or move normally; benumbed:
  2. Emotionally unresponsive; indifferent:
  3. To make or become numb.

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• insensitive

  1. Not physically sensitive; numb.
  2. Lacking in sensitivity to the feelings or circumstances of others; unfeeling.
  3. Indifferent or inattentive:

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  1. Not physically sensitive; numb.
  2. Lacking in sensitivity to the feelings or circumstances of others; unfeeling.
  3. Indifferent or inattentive:

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• insensible

  1. Imperceptible; inappreciable:
  2. Very small or gradual:
  3. Having lost consciousness, especially temporarily; unconscious:

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  1. Imperceptible; inappreciable:
  2. Very small or gradual:
  3. Having lost consciousness, especially temporarily; unconscious:

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• dull

  1. Arousing little interest; lacking liveliness; boring:
  2. Not brisk or rapid; sluggish:
  3. Not having a sharp edge or point; blunt:

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  1. Arousing little interest; lacking liveliness; boring:
  2. Not brisk or rapid; sluggish:
  3. Not having a sharp edge or point; blunt:

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• benumbed

  1. Simple past tense and past participle of benumb.
  2. Lacking sensation; numb
  3. Lacking interest; dulled

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  1. Simple past tense and past participle of benumb.
  2. Lacking sensation; numb
  3. Lacking interest; dulled

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Made of wood

• /etc

  1. et cetera

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  1. et cetera

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• mahogany

  1. Any of several tropical American evergreen trees of the genus Swietenia of the family Meliaceae, especially S. mahagoni and S. macrophylla, valued for their hard, reddish-brown wood.
  2. The wood of any of these trees, used in making furniture and musical instruments.
  3. Any of several trees of the family Meliaceae having similar wood, such as African mahogany.

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  1. Any of several tropical American evergreen trees of the genus Swietenia of the family Meliaceae, especially S. mahagoni and S. macrophylla, valued for their hard, reddish-brown wood.
  2. The wood of any of these trees, used in making furniture and musical instruments.
  3. Any of several trees of the family Meliaceae having similar wood, such as African mahogany.

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• ash

  1. The grayish-white to black powdery residue left when something is burned.
  2. Pulverized particulate matter ejected by volcanic eruption.
  3. The mineral residue of incinerated organic matter, used as an additive in pet foods.

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  1. The grayish-white to black powdery residue left when something is burned.
  2. Pulverized particulate matter ejected by volcanic eruption.
  3. The mineral residue of incinerated organic matter, used as an additive in pet foods.

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• elm

  1. Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Ulmus, characteristically having arching or curving branches, serrate leaves with asymmetric bases, and small winged fruit.
  2. The wood of one of these trees.

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  1. Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Ulmus, characteristically having arching or curving branches, serrate leaves with asymmetric bases, and small winged fruit.
  2. The wood of one of these trees.

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• oak

  1. Any of numerous deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Quercus, bearing acorns as fruit.
  2. The hard durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs.
  3. Something made of this wood.

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  1. Any of numerous deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Quercus, bearing acorns as fruit.
  2. The hard durable wood of any of these trees or shrubs.
  3. Something made of this wood.

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• built of slabs; pine

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• plank

  1. A piece of lumber cut thicker than a board.
  2. Such pieces of lumber considered as a group; planking.
  3. A foundation; a support.

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  1. A piece of lumber cut thicker than a board.
  2. Such pieces of lumber considered as a group; planking.
  3. A foundation; a support.

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• clapboarded

  1. simple past tense and past participle of clapboard

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  1. simple past tense and past participle of clapboard

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• clapboard

  1. A long narrow board with one edge thicker than the other, overlapped horizontally to cover the outer walls of frame structures.
  2. To cover with clapboards.

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  1. A long narrow board with one edge thicker than the other, overlapped horizontally to cover the outer walls of frame structures.
  2. To cover with clapboards.

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• boarded

  1. simple past tense and past participle of board

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  1. simple past tense and past participle of board

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• board

  1. A long flat slab of sawed lumber; a plank.
  2. A blackboard.
  3. A bulletin board.

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  1. A long flat slab of sawed lumber; a plank.
  2. A blackboard.
  3. A bulletin board.

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• log-built

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• frame-built

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• frame

  1. A structure that gives shape or support:
  2. The structure or physique of a human or animal body:
  3. An open structure or rim for encasing, holding, or bordering:

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  1. A structure that gives shape or support:
  2. The structure or physique of a human or animal body:
  3. An open structure or rim for encasing, holding, or bordering:

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• wood

  1. The secondary xylem of trees and shrubs, lying beneath the bark and consisting largely of cellulose and lignin.
  2. This tissue when cut and dried, used especially for building material and fuel.
  3. A growth of trees and other plants usually covering a smaller area than a forest.

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  1. The secondary xylem of trees and shrubs, lying beneath the bark and consisting largely of cellulose and lignin.
  2. This tissue when cut and dried, used especially for building material and fuel.
  3. A growth of trees and other plants usually covering a smaller area than a forest.

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Having the characteristics of wood

• buoyant

  1. Having or marked by buoyancy:
  2. Lighthearted; gay:

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  1. Having or marked by buoyancy:
  2. Lighthearted; gay:

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• destructible

  1. Breakable or easily destroyed:

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  1. Breakable or easily destroyed:

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• hard

  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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  1. Resistant to pressure; not readily penetrated; firm or solid:
  2. Well protected from an attack, as by aerial bombardment:
  3. Requiring great effort or endurance:

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• temporary

  1. Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time.
  2. One that serves for a limited time:

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  1. Lasting, used, serving, or enjoyed for a limited time.
  2. One that serves for a limited time:

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• resinous

  1. of or like resin
  2. obtained from resin
  3. containing resin

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  1. of or like resin
  2. obtained from resin
  3. containing resin

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• clumsy

  1. Lacking physical coordination, skill, or grace; awkward.
  2. Awkwardly constructed; unwieldy:
  3. Gauche; inept:

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  1. Lacking physical coordination, skill, or grace; awkward.
  2. Awkwardly constructed; unwieldy:
  3. Gauche; inept:

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• stiff

  1. Difficult to bend or fold:
  2. Not moving or operating easily or freely; resistant:
  3. Lacking ease or comfort of movement; not limber:

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  1. Difficult to bend or fold:
  2. Not moving or operating easily or freely; resistant:
  3. Lacking ease or comfort of movement; not limber:

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• inflammable

  1. Easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; flammable.
  2. Quickly or easily aroused to strong emotion; excitable.

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  1. Easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly; flammable.
  2. Quickly or easily aroused to strong emotion; excitable.

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• flammable

  1. Easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly.

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  1. Easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly.

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