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woeful

Also ɴ·ڳܱ

[woh-fuhl]

adjective

  1. full of woe; wretched; unhappy.

    a woeful situation.

  2. affected with, characterized by, or indicating woe.

    woeful melodies.

  3. of wretched quality; sorry; poor.

    a woeful collection of paintings.

    Synonyms: , , ,


woeful

/ ˈəʊə /

adjective

  1. expressing or characterized by sorrow

  2. bringing or causing woe

  3. pitiful; miserable

    a woeful standard of work

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • woefully adverb
  • woefulness noun
  • unwoeful adjective
  • unwoefulness noun
  • ˈɴDZڳܱԱ noun
  • ˈɴDZڳܱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of woeful1

A Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; woe, -ful
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One staff member said they had "felt suicidal more than once over the last few weeks", while another described the support on offer from the university as "woeful".

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He doesn’t overdo the chatter like most do, is bright, witty, knowledgeable and subtly tells truths about the woeful team he covers.

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Ipswich have won only once at home all season, while West Ham have been woeful for weeks now and will be glad to see the back of this campaign too.

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It is not clear what punishment they might face, but the authoritarian state has a woeful human rights record.

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It's not clear what punishment they might face, but the authoritarian state has a woeful human rights record.

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