woeful

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"Notwithstanding I am no wise woeful -- no, not in the least degree.

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  1. adjective Affected by or full of woe; mournful.
  2. adjective Causing or involving woe.
  3. adjective Deplorably bad or wretched: woeful treatment of the accused; woeful errors in judgment.

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  • "I am sorry to say that answer shows you to be a woeful waste of resources in this world of ever-diminishing supply." —  F ;SF; - vol 093 issue 06 - December 1997
  • His passing was woeful, and embarrassingly bad by the end. —  TEAMtalk Football News
  • Michigan's woeful, automobile-dependent economy has been a major factor in the circulation drop, as has the allure of the Internet.
  • Israel's track record of dealing with refugees is pretty woeful - not least in relation to those of its own making. —  The Guardian World News
  • "Voting was a disaster in Luanda following woeful organization," said Luisa Morgantini, chief of the EU observer mission monitoring the election. —  - Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community
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woful ·  piteous ·  sorrowful ·  lamentable ·  pitiable ·  heart-rending ·  grievous ·  appal ·  direful ·  dreadful ·  dolorous ·  shameful
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/ˈwoʊfʊl/
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