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woeful::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | deplorable, execrable, miserable, wretched |
woeful treatment of the accused.
woeful errors of judgment.
woeful::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | woebegone |
| Derivation | woefulness |
Examples of woeful
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He kicked in wind and snow, rain and sun, on field turf and woeful Chicago turf.
From the bostonherald.com
You can't let the Opening Ceremony pass without a line on ITV's woeful coverage.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Having said that, there is more consensus on the woeful rubbish he has produced.
From the guardian.co.uk
And the Jayhawks have had to survive two straight woeful offensive performances.
From the kansas.com
West Brom, on the other hand, have been woeful in respect to their own standard.
From the guardian.co.uk
They are simply baffled by our woeful lack of table manners, among other things.
From the guardian.co.uk
A complete and woeful crack addict, he regularly loses track of time and his car.
From the thenewstribune.com
He was a woeful 3 of 12 shooting for 12 points, numbers all near his season lows.
From the timesunion.com
This is not to say that the CW does everything with a woeful disregard for taste.
From the sfgate.com
- Woebegone: affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier
- Deplorable: of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"
- (woefully) deplorably: in an unfortunate or deplorable manner; "he was sadly neglected"; "it was woefully inadequate"
- (woefulness) woe: intense mournfulness
- Mournful or full of woe; causing sorrow or regret
- Inadequate. woefully lacking
