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WOEBEGONE
woebegone, woeful
(adjective) affected by or full of grief or woe; “his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone”- George du Maurier
creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone
(adjective) worn and broken down by hard use; “a creaky shack”; “a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape”; “a flea-bitten sofa”; “a run-down neighborhood”; “a woebegone old shack”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
woebegone (comparative more woebegone, superlative most woebegone)
In a deplorable state.
Filled with or deeply affected by woe.
Synonyms
• (in a deplorable state): dilapidated, derelict, godforsaken, ramshackle, rundown, tumbledown
• (filled with woe): See Thesaurus:sad
Source: Wiktionary
Woe"-be*gone`, a. Etym: [OE. wo begon. See Woe, and Begone, p. p.]
Definition: Beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow; woeful. Chaucer. So woe-begone was he with pains of love. Fairfax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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