woebegone, woeful
(adjective) affected by or full of grief or woe; âhis sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegoneâ- George du Maurier
deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched
(adjective) of very poor quality or condition; âdeplorable housing conditions in the inner cityâ; âwoeful treatment of the accusedâ; âwoeful errors of judgmentâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
woeful (comparative woefuller, )
Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction.
Lamentable, deplorable.
Wretched; paltry; poor.
• See also lamentable
Source: Wiktionary
Woe"ful, 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be âdancingâ after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. Thatâs how the first coffee drink was born.
