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WOEFUL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Affected by or full of grief or woe
Example:
his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone
Synonyms:
woebegone; woeful
Classified under:
Similar:
sorrowful (experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss)
Derivation:
woefulness (intense mournfulness)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of very poor quality or condition
Example:
woeful errors of judgment
Synonyms:
deplorable; execrable; miserable; woeful; wretched
Classified under:
Similar:
inferior (of low or inferior quality)
