transcription, транскрипция: [ woʊfʊl ]
1.
If someone or something is woeful , they are very sad.
...a woeful ballad.
ADJ
• woe‧ful‧ly
He said woefully: ‘I love my country, but it does not give a damn about me.’
ADV : ADV with v
2.
You can use woeful to emphasize that something is very bad or undesirable.
...the woeful state of the economy.
ADJ : usu ADJ n [ emphasis ]
• woe‧ful‧ly
Public expenditure on the arts is woefully inadequate...
ADV : usu ADV adj , also ADV before v