Woeful Definition

woeful
adjective
  1. affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier
  2. of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"

Synonyms for woeful

deplorable

bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape

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execrable

of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused

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inferior

of or characteristic of low rank or importance of low or inferior quality written or printed below and to one side of

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miserable

very unhappy; full of misery; "he felt depressed and miserable"; "a message of hope for suffering humanity

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sorrowful

experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows

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woebegone

worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape

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wretched

of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused

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