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/ˈəʊk.ən/ · adjective
Made from the wood of the oak tree. Also in metaphorical uses, suggesting robustness..
Captain Jemmy, taking up three bottles one after another and finding them all empty, ordered up three more, and drew his chair up to the hearth, where he sat kicking the oaken logs viciously with his long legs.
His knuckles are tattooed, his hands the oaken tools of the boxer he still is, now as a coach.
Use oaken when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Oaken means Made from the wood of the oak tree. Also in metaphorical uses, suggesting robustness..
Common synonyms include oak, woody.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Captain Jemmy, taking up three bottles one after another and finding them all empty, ordered up three more, and drew his chair up to the hearth, where he sat kicking the oaken logs viciously with his long legs.
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