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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
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Examples of woeful in a Sentence
The puppy had woeful eyes.
The student's grades were woeful.
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However, its physical port array is woeful, with just one USB-C Thunderbolt 4 port on each side.
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PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
This was the spark the Jets needed, having come into this game 2-6 after being upset by the woeful New England Patriots the week prior.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024
The Bears have been woeful on the road under Eberflus with a 3-16 record.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Oct. 2024
Until recently there has been a woeful lack of focus in the US on similar pedestrian protection from automobiles.
—Carlton Reid, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
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PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
This was the spark the Jets needed, having come into this game 2-6 after being upset by the woeful New England Patriots the week prior.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024
The Bears have been woeful on the road under Eberflus with a 3-16 record.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 23 Oct. 2024
Until recently there has been a woeful lack of focus in the US on similar pedestrian protection from automobiles.
—Carlton Reid, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
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 22 Dec. 2024.
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