woeful
Use Woeful in a sentence
fəl
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To woeful
00:10
Woeful
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
woeful (ˈwəʊfəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | expressing or characterized by sorrow |
| 2. | bringing or causing woe |
| 3. | pitiful; miserable: a woeful standard of work |
| 'woefully | |
| —adv | |
| 'woefulness | |
| —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Example sentences
With fiscal policy inevitably set to tighten in both countries, it is the only way to address the woeful unemployment situation.
They depend on woeful narratives of national decline, of which there is lately no shortage.
But discord in the cabinet, and a woeful absence of discussion about the budget next year and beyond, have left many worried.
Most parents have a woeful lack of knowledge about basic nutrition.
Related Searches
Nearby Words
Synonyms
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
