About The Word Woeful
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Woeful
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What's The Definition Of Woeful?
[adj] affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier
[adj] of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment" Synonyms | Synonyms for Woeful: deplorable | execrable | inferior | miserable | sorrowful | woebegone | wretched Related Terms | Find terms related to Woeful: See Also | Woeful In Webster's Dictionary \Woe"ful\, Woful \Wo"ful\, a.
1. Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity;
afflicted; wretched; unhappy; sad.
How many woeful widows left to bow To sad disgrace!
--Daniel.
2. Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction; as, a woeful
event; woeful want.
O woeful day! O day of woe! --Philips.
3. Wretched; paltry; miserable; poor.
What woeful stuff this madrigal would be! --Pope.
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