Meaning

2 senses
  1. In a woeful manner

    to cry woefully

    in an unfortunate or deplorable manner

  2. To an unfortunately great extent.

    woefully inadequate

    woefully incapable

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Tom was woefully unprepared.

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  2. At times like this, words are woefully inadequate.

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  3. Librarians are woefully underutilized.

    deVon Bibliothekaren wird viel zu wenig Gebrauch gemacht.

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  4. We were woefully unprepared.

    deWir waren kläglich unvorbereitet.

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  5. They were woefully unprepared.

    deSie waren bedauerlicherweise unvorbereitet.

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Origin

From Middle English wofully, equivalent to woeful + -ly.

From Middle English wofully, equivalent to woeful + -ly.

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Forms

more woefully, most woefully
Comparativemore woefully Lesson
Superlativemost woefully

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedwoeful

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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