Woebegone Definition
woebegone
- adjective
- worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack"
- affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier
Words that rhyme with woebegone
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