Definitions for woeful
Princeton's WordNet
woebegone, woeful(adj)
affected by or full of grief or woe
"his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier
deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched(adj)
of very poor quality or condition
"deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"
Wiktionary
woeful(Adjective)
Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
How many woeful widows left to bow / To sad disgrace! uE000154550uE001 Daniel.
woeful(Adjective)
Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction.
woeful(Adjective)
wretched; paltry; poor
What woeful stuff this madrigal would be! uE000154551uE001 Pope.
Webster Dictionary
Woeful(adj)
alt. of Woful
Translations for woeful
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- ongelukkigeAfrikaans

- بائِس، تَعيس، مُثير للأسى، مُكْتَئِبArabic

- нещастенBulgarian

- infeliz / triste / miserávelPortuguese (BR)

- ztrápenýCzech

- kummervollGerman

- sorgfuldDanish

- θλιμμένοςGreek

- afligido, apenadoSpanish

- murelikEstonian

- اندوهناکFarsi

- surullinenFinnish

- air affligéFrench

- מָלֵא צַעַרHebrew

- दु:खमयHindi

- jadan, nesretanCroatian

- búbánatosHungarian

- sedihIndonesian

- sorgbitinn, hryggurIcelandic

- doloroso, tristeItalian

- 悲痛なJapanese

- 비참한Korean

- liūdnasLithuanian

- nelaimīgs; nobēdājiesLatvian

- sedih; dukaMalay

- rampzaligDutch

- elendig, trist, ynkeligNorwegian

- przygnębionyPolish

- اندوهناکPersian

- غمجن، بې وزلى، دزړه سوى: بدمرغه: بې ارزښتهPashto

- aflitivoPortuguese

- nefericitRomanian

- скорбныйRussian

- bolestný; žalostnýSlovak

- žalostenSlovenian

- tužanSerbian

- sorglig, eländigSwedish

- เต็มไปด้วยความเศร้าThai

- üzgün, kederliTurkish

- 悲痛的Chinese (Trad.)

- скорботний, гіркийUkrainian

- غمناکUrdu

- đau buồnVietnamese

- 悲哀的Chinese (Simp.)

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