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   woeful

   /ˈwəʊf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. characterized by, expressive of, or causing sorrow or misery: "her face was woeful" Similar sadunhappymiserablewoebegonedolefulforlorncrestfallenglumgloomydejecteddowncastdisconsolatedownhearteddespondentdepresseddespairingdismalmelancholybroken-heartedheartbrokeninconsolablegrief-strickeninformal:bluedown in the mouthdown in the dumpstragicsadsaddeningunhappysorrowfulmiserablecheerlesswretchedsorrypitifulpatheticpitiablegloomygrievoustraumaticupsettingdepressingdistressingheartbreakingheart-rendingtear-jerkingagonizingharrowingrare:distressfulOpposite happycheerfulupliftingcheerful
   • 2. very bad; deplorable: "the remark was enough to establish his woeful ignorance about the theatre" Similar dreadfulvery badawfulterriblefrightfulatrociousdisgracefuldeplorableshamefulhopelesslamentablelaughablesubstandardpoorinadequateinferiorunsatisfactoryinformal:rottenappallingcrummypatheticpitifuluselesslousyshockingabysmaldirethe pitsduffchronicrubbishpantsa load of pantspoxyvulgar slang:chickenshitOpposite excellent

   Derivatives

   • 1. woefulness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWOEFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   WOEFUL definition: 1. very bad or (of something very bad or unpleasant) very large or extreme: 2. extremely sad: 3…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of WOEFUL is full of woe : grievous. How to use woeful in a sentence. full of woe : grievous; involving or bringing woe; lamentably bad or serious : deplorable…

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWOEFUL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   WOEFUL meaning: 1. very bad or (of something very bad or unpleasant) very large or extreme: 2. extremely sad: 3…. Learn more.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWOEFUL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 meanings: 1. expressing or characterized by sorrow 2. bringing or causing woe 3. pitiful; miserable.... Click for more definitions.

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   Woeful definition: full of woe; wretched; unhappy. See examples of WOEFUL used in a sentence.

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   Something woeful is full of sadness, like the woeful little boy who can't find the stuffed bunny he needs to fall asleep. Use the adjective woeful for people or things affected by misery or sorrow.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › woefulWoeful - definition of woeful by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. full of woe; wretched; unhappy: a woeful situation. 2. affected with, characterized by, or indicating woe. 3. of wretched quality; sorry; poor: a woeful collection of paintings. Sometimes, wo′ful. [1250–1300] woe′ful•ly, adv. woe′ful•ness, n.