variants
or less commonly woful
1
: full of woe : grievous
woeful prophecies
2
: involving or bringing woe
3
: lamentably bad or serious : deplorable
woeful ignorance
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Examples of woeful in a Sentence
The puppy had woeful eyes.
The student's grades were woeful.
Recent Examples on the Web
Plus: a vice-presidential plane crash and woeful weather.
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theweek, 14 June 2024
Kiper envisions the Jets, meanwhile, giving rehabbing quarterback Aaron Rodgers another premium target rather than bolstering their woeful offensive line.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024
Allen has arm strength, but his accuracy was comically woeful in practice.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
Listen to this article With the bottom of their order and a few short porch homers helping their cause, the Yankees notched their second straight sweep with a 7-2 win over the woeful White Sox on Sunday.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 May 2024
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theweek, 14 June 2024
Kiper envisions the Jets, meanwhile, giving rehabbing quarterback Aaron Rodgers another premium target rather than bolstering their woeful offensive line.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2024
Allen has arm strength, but his accuracy was comically woeful in practice.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 6 June 2024
Listen to this article With the bottom of their order and a few short porch homers helping their cause, the Yankees notched their second straight sweep with a 7-2 win over the woeful White Sox on Sunday.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for woeful
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“Woeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woeful. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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