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woeful

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woe⋅ful

  [woh-fuhl]
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–adjective
1. full of woe; wretched; unhappy: a woeful situation.
2. affected with, characterized by, or indicating woe: woeful melodies.
3. of wretched quality; sorry; poor: a woeful collection of paintings.
Also, woful.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME; see woe, -ful

Related forms:
woe⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
woe⋅ful⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
3. unpromising, unlikely, dreadful, awful.
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woe·ful also wo·ful   (wō'fəl)   
adj.  

  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.

woe'ful·ly adv., woe'ful·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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