'Woeful' definitions:

Definition of 'woeful'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier [syn: woebegone, woeful]
adjective
Of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment" [syn: deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched]

Definition of 'Woeful'

From: GCIDE
  • Woeful \Woe"ful\, Woful \Wo"ful\, a.
  • 1. Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity; afflicted; wretched; unhappy; sad. [1913 Webster]
  • How many woeful widows left to bow To sad disgrace! --Daniel. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction; as, a woeful event; woeful want. [1913 Webster]
  • O woeful day! O day of woe! --Philips. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Wretched; paltry; miserable; poor. [1913 Webster]
  • What woeful stuff this madrigal would be! --Pope. [1913 Webster] Woefully

Synonyms of 'woeful'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Woeful'