woeful
Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamityFull of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
» Our roads are in a woeful condition.
Meaning
4 sensesFull of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
affected by or full of grief or woe
Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction.
a woeful event
a woeful lack of restraint
Lamentable, deplorable.
Wretched; paltry; poor.
of very poor quality or condition
Examples
5 sentencesOur roads are in a woeful condition.
And now let's talk about our woeful deeds.
ruА теперь поговорим о делах наших скорбных.
Let's drink, eat, and talk about our woeful deeds.
ruВыпьем, закусим, о делах наших скорбных покалякаем.
It's at times like this I'm reminded of the woeful inadequacy of human justice.
That's why I love that Don Quixote's added title was "The Knight of the Woeful Countenance."
Origin
From Middle English woful, waful, equivalent to woe + -ful. Compare Old English wālīċ (“woFrom Middle English woful, waful, equivalent to woe + -ful. Compare Old English wālīċ (“woeful”), Old English tēonful (“woeful”).
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Forms
woefuller, woefullest| Comparative | woefuller Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | woefullest Lesson |
irregular
Synonyms
255 synonyms- affected by or full of grief or woe:woebegone
- of very poor quality or condition:deplorableexecrablemiserablewretched
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form