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Definition of woeful
1 : full of woe : grievous woeful prophecies
2 : involving or bringing woe
3 : lamentably bad or serious : deplorable woeful ignorance
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Examples of woeful in a Sentence
The puppy had woeful eyes.
The student's grades were woeful.
Recent Examples of woeful from the Web
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But the overall numbers were inflated by a woeful first week of the season and two rough starts in late June.
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The word: Fans still remember how his play energized the franchise after the woeful 5-23 start to the Van Gundy era in 2014.
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His sudden and unexpected athleticism always made for a fun highlight, as did his woeful attempts at bat as a National League pitcher.
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Not every retooling has ended in disaster, but for every Phil Collins (Genesis), there’s a misfire like the weird and woeful Heads (the David Byrne-less Talking Heads).
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An intimate, spare, and effective account of the Knight of the Woeful Countenance, with folks can really sing.
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As news emerged Wednesday that Trump planned to quit the Paris deal, business leaders and foreign heads-of-state began castigating the decision as a woeful abandonment of US leadership.
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Justin Bour hit two home runs , increasing his season total to 15, and the Marlins completed their first series sweep of the season by beating woeful Philadelphia 10-2 before a sparse crowd Wednesday.
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The Good Fight The Good Wife ended its seven-season run last spring, leaving open a woeful absence of a smart, ripped-from-the-headlines legal procedural with a strong feminist slant.
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First Known Use of woeful
14th century
WOEFUL Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of woeful for English Language Learners
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: full of woe : very sad
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: very bad
WOEFUL Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of woeful for Students
1 : full of grief or misery a woeful heart a woeful tale
2 : bringing woe or misery a woeful day
3 : very bad Your grades are woeful.
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