WOEFUL

woebegone, woeful

(adjective) affected by or full of grief or woe; “his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone”- George du Maurier

deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched

(adjective) of very poor quality or condition; “deplorable housing conditions in the inner city”; “woeful treatment of the accused”; “woeful errors of judgment”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

woeful (comparative woefuller, )

Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.

Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction.

Lamentable, deplorable.

Wretched; paltry; poor.

Synonyms

• 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



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