woeful

or wo·ful

[ woh-fuhl ]
/ ˈwoʊ fəl /
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adjective

full of woe; wretched; unhappy: a woeful situation.
affected with, characterized by, or indicating woe: woeful melodies.
of wretched quality; sorry; poor: a woeful collection of paintings.

Origin of woeful

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at woe, -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM woeful

Words nearby woeful

woden, wodge, wodzislaw slaski, woe, woebegone, woeful, woesome, wof, woffington, wog, woggle

Words related to woful

mournful, sorrowful, bleak, depressing, dismal, doleful, dour, funeral, gloomy, morose, sad, woebegone

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British Dictionary definitions for woful

woeful
/ (ˈwəʊfəl) /

adjective

expressing or characterized by sorrow
bringing or causing woe
pitiful; miserable a woeful standard of work

Derived forms of woeful

woefully, adverb woefulness, noun