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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Saxon at first resists the narcotic temptation, much like his father did, but soon gives into peer pressure (…much like his father did too, to woeful results).
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Dan Heching, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Not only is the Philadelphia Flyers’ most consistent offensive weapon for the past few years enduring a woeful scoring slump, with just one goal in his last 21 games, but he’s had to watch as the organization has sold off some of his closest friends.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
The Juve ‘keeper was immediately under siege after the break, a woeful back pass from Lloyd Kelly sending Marten de Roon away on the break.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Ten of those 12 points the rest of the way came from Swint, who went away from the team’s woeful night shooting from deep (3-for-14) with strong takes to the basket and free throw success.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
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Dan Heching, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
Not only is the Philadelphia Flyers’ most consistent offensive weapon for the past few years enduring a woeful scoring slump, with just one goal in his last 21 games, but he’s had to watch as the organization has sold off some of his closest friends.
—Kevin Kurz, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
The Juve ‘keeper was immediately under siege after the break, a woeful back pass from Lloyd Kelly sending Marten de Roon away on the break.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Ten of those 12 points the rest of the way came from Swint, who went away from the team’s woeful night shooting from deep (3-for-14) with strong takes to the basket and free throw success.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Woeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woeful. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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