woeful

The definition of woeful is something really bad or pathetic, or something characterized by sorrow or misery.

(adjective)

  1. A pathetic attempt to complete a project is an example of a woeful attempt.
  2. An expression of great sorrow is an example of a woeful expression.

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See woeful in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. full of woe; sad; mournful
  2. of, causing, or involving woe
  3. pitiful; wretched; miserable
Also Archaicwoful

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See woeful in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also wo·ful

adjective
  1. Affected by or full of woe; mournful.
  2. Causing or involving woe.
  3. Deplorably bad or wretched: woeful treatment of the accused; woeful errors in judgment.

Related Forms:

  • woeˈful·ly adverb
  • woeˈful·ness noun

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