Definitions for woeful
woe·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. woebegone, woefuladjective

   affected by or full of grief or woe

   "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier

2. deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretchedadjective

   of very poor quality or condition

   "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. woefuladjective

   Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.

   How many woeful widows left to bow / To sad disgrace! uE000154550uE001 Daniel.

2. woefuladjective

   Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction.

3. woefuladjective

   wretched; paltry; poor

   What woeful stuff this madrigal would be! uE000154551uE001 Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. woeful

   Woeful is an adjective that describes something as being full of distress, sorrow, or misery. It can also refer to something that is extremely bad, serious, or grievous.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Woefuladjective

   alt. of Woful

How to pronounce woeful?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of woeful in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of woeful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of woeful in a Sentence

1. Charles Whall:

   Anyone who doesn't think consolidation is going to happen must be mad, the exploration performance of these companies has been woeful. They have to replace reserves, and they're not doing that organically so they need to do it inorganically. But all we have seen are disposals.

2. New York:

   So we feel it's only merciful to give our Knicks beat writer, Scott Cacciola, a break from such woeful basketball.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=woeful
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Woeful
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woeful