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or less commonly woful
1
: full of woe : grievous
woeful prophecies
2
: involving or bringing woe
3
: lamentably bad or serious : deplorable
woeful ignorance
Examples of woeful in a Sentence
The puppy had woeful eyes.
The student's grades were woeful.
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Brock Purdy’s return seems close and, after Mac Jones’ woeful performance Sunday, is legitimately anticipated.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Evan Bouchard followed up a woeful performance on Long Island two nights earlier with another poor read.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Sean Payton, Bo Nix and the Broncos (3-2) are slated to take on the winless and woeful Jets (0-5) for a Sunday morning breakfast kickoff at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
The Chicago Cubs have certainly had some woeful performances in recent playoff games.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Evan Bouchard followed up a woeful performance on Long Island two nights earlier with another poor read.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Sean Payton, Bo Nix and the Broncos (3-2) are slated to take on the winless and woeful Jets (0-5) for a Sunday morning breakfast kickoff at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
The Chicago Cubs have certainly had some woeful performances in recent playoff games.
—Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Woeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woeful. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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