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Meanings of woefully in inglés

portugués
lamentavelmente

In an unfortunate or deplorable manner.

lamentavelmente

In a sorrowful, woeful, mournful manner.

Usage of woefully in inglés
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Thus Coop's freedom to hold morally admirable but woefully underpaid aid jobs.
Spider bones: a novel
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Yet we must remain concerned that these figures are still woefully low.
Reuters
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The energistic effect downgraded their electronic systems to a woefully inferior state.
The Neutronium Alchemist
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I imagine you already know how woefully I have missed the point.
The Guardian
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I'm simply saying that the priorities of our people are woefully misplaced.
Book Two: Descent
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She also said the city was also woefully lacking in parenting spaces.
Radio NZ
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These rules are woefully out of step with an increasingly pluralist population.
The Irish Times
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And they are woefully understaffed in their understanding of what's actually happening.
Wired
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She was woefully pale; scarcely able to bear the increase of light.
Beauchamp's Career — Volume 5
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The Honda power unit has been woefully uncompetitive with McLaren this season.
Reuters
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Then the door slammed, and they gazed woefully upon the deserted table.
The Son of the Wolf
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Which is why Al's sudden change of policy caught them woefully unprepared.
The Naked God
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The poor old Squire-notthe wisest of men-has woefully mismanaged his estate.
Wives and Daughters
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There was a test tomorrow in geometry and Bean was woefully unprepared.
Ender’s Game
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The security training Widestar put all their pilots through seemed woefully insufficient.
Songs of love and death: all-original tales of star-crossed love
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He is woefully underequipped to handle the subtle difficulties of human communication.
Wired
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