The adjective WOEFUL has 2 senses:
1. affected by or full of grief or woe
2. of very poor quality or condition
2. of very poor quality or condition
Familiarity information: WOEFUL used as an adjective is rare.
WOEFUL (adjective)
| Sense 1 |
Meaning:
Affected by or full of grief or woe
Synonyms:
woeful; woebegone
Context example:
his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone
Similar:
sorrowful (experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss)
| Sense 2 |
Meaning:
Of very poor quality or condition
Synonyms:
Context examples:
deplorable housing conditions in the inner city / woeful treatment of the accused / woeful errors of judgment
Similar:
inferior (of low or inferior quality)
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