What does woeful mean?
Definitions for woeful
woe·ful
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Princeton's WordNet
woebegone, woefuladjective
affected by or full of grief or woe
"his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier
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"
Wiktionary
woefuladjective
Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
How many woeful widows left to bow / To sad disgrace! uE000154550uE001 Daniel.
woefuladjective
Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction.
woefuladjective
wretched; paltry; poor
What woeful stuff this madrigal would be! uE000154551uE001 Pope.
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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 Dictionary
Woefuladjective
alt. of Woful
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of woeful in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of woeful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of woeful in a Sentence
So we feel it's only merciful to give our Knicks beat writer, Scott Cacciola, a break from such woeful basketball.
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.
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