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Meanings of woebegone in English

Worn and broken down by hard use.

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Affected by or full of grief or woe.

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Examples for "woeful"
1
It didn't help that I was woeful at school games, of course.
The Irish Times
2
Other broader data sources confirm the prime minister's woeful record on parliament.
The Guardian
3
Our behaviour often reveals a woeful lack of understanding of basic arithmetic.
The Irish Times
4
Māori Council spokesperson Maanu Paul said the consultation process had been woeful.
Radio NZ
5
The incident throws a renewed spotlight on Indonesia's woeful air safety record.
Reuters
Usage of woebegone in English
1
At once his countenance fell; he turned upon me a woebegone eye.
The House of Cobwebs and Other Stories
2
Withhold not Thy countenance from the tears and beseechings of the woebegone.
Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places
3
The boys groaned in unison at this, and even Betty looked woebegone.
Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp; Or, The Mystery of Ida Bellethorn...
4
The Wobegon Boy in question, John Tollefson, should be anything but woebegone.
The Irish Times
5
She looked very pale and woebegone when she came down to breakfast.
The Story Girl
6
Whereupon she turned a very woebegone and tearful face up to his.
The Forest Lovers
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He stood before me the most woebegone, heartbroken man I ever saw.
A Confederate Girl's Diary
8
She raised her pretty, woebegone face to his and smiled very faintly.
The Safety Curtain, and Other Stories
9
Sancho, wholly dejected and woebegone, knew not what to say or do.
Don Quixote
10
I do not like to see you so woebegone, that is all.
Caleb's crossing
11
She left him, and Sidney fell back on his chair, woebegone, distracted.
The Nether World
12
Who are frantically happy at my coming and bitterly woebegone in my absence
Bruce
13
As the pair travelled along in this woebegone manner, a thought struck Ceres.
Myths That Every Child Should Know / A Selection Of The Classic ...
14
She found her still in bed, looking very woebegone and wistful.
Molly Brown's Orchard Home
15
It was droopy and generally woebegone, but it served its purpose.
Dan Merrithew
16
And she sprang upon the boat, laughing at my woebegone face.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 10, August, 1858 / A Magazi...
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