variants
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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There is nothing that forces a shake-up and introspection more than an Ashes whitewash, and England turned to one of the biggest figures in women’s cricket history after a woeful winter.
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Paul Newman, New York Times, 28 June 2025
In the Dodgers’ 9-7 win against the woeful Colorado Rockies, the veteran slugger went two for five with an early double and a go-ahead home run, keying the team’s six-run rally in the fourth with a three-run blast launched deep to right.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
The hard-throwing Venezuelan shut out woeful Washington over 5 2/3 innings on Wednesday night.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 June 2025
But Ehlers might block one of San Jose’s power forward prospects, and Ekblad would be a serious upgrade for a woeful defense.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 14 June 2025
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Paul Newman, New York Times, 28 June 2025
In the Dodgers’ 9-7 win against the woeful Colorado Rockies, the veteran slugger went two for five with an early double and a go-ahead home run, keying the team’s six-run rally in the fourth with a three-run blast launched deep to right.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
The hard-throwing Venezuelan shut out woeful Washington over 5 2/3 innings on Wednesday night.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 June 2025
But Ehlers might block one of San Jose’s power forward prospects, and Ekblad would be a serious upgrade for a woeful defense.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 14 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for woeful
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“Woeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woeful. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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