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woeful
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
woeful
(adjective)
woeful
/
ˈ
woʊfəl/
adjective
woeful
/
ˈ
woʊfəl/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of WOEFUL
[
more woeful; most woeful
]
1
:
full of woe
:
very sad
a
woeful
story
The puppy had
woeful
eyes.
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2
:
very bad
The student's grades were
woeful
.
He was a
woeful
[=
pitiful
] excuse for a father.
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— woefully
adverb
The teachers are
woefully
underpaid.
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