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Meanings of woeful in English

Of very poor quality or condition.

Related terms

Filled with grief, sorrow, woe.

Usage of woeful in English
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
6
Writers visited hospitals & found a woeful lack of medications & equipment.
The new yorker
7
Secondly, the implementation of Twitter interactivity in the People hub is woeful.
The Guardian
8
Mock, still limping and looking woeful, kept out in the open air.
Uncle Sam's Boys with Pershing's Troops / Or, Dick Prescott at G...
9
Although, considering the woeful season Amakhosi just had, maybe change is looming.
The South African
10
I thought it was a woeful day when they took ranks away.
Gunn's golden rules
11
Of many woeful nights this was the worst she had yet suffered.
The Odd Women
12
This woeful shortcoming from bygone days attended other aspects of the scene.
Through the Mackenzie Basin / A Narrative of the Athabasca and P...
13
The unhappy plebe certainly did present a most laughable yet woeful appearance.
Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point / Or, Finding the Glor...
14
It was pretty woeful in the end and nobody can deny that.
The Guardian
15
Overall, these Prime Day deals on Amazon Australia are absolutely fucking woeful!
News.com.au
16
She gazed at him, and he never forgot the woeful, weeping face.
Dora Thorne
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Ireland
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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