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Meaning of 'woeful' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Woeful [ a.]
- Alt. of Woful

Meaning of 'woeful' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . woeful [ s]
Meaning (1):
- of very poor quality or condition
Example in sentence:
  • deplorable housing conditions in the inner city;
  • woeful errors of judgment;
  • woeful treatment of the accused
Meaning (2):
- affected by or full of grief or woe
Example in sentence:
  • his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone

Nearby Words:

woe woe-begone woefully woefulness woesome

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