adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a woeful cry of frustration
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a woeful lack of imagination
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the woeful state of the economy
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Given more time to contemplate the nature of his existence, Doug One suffers from a woeful identity crisis.
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Her 10-and 12-minute miles have disintegrated to this: a mile logged at a woeful 25 minutes.
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I heard no more of the exchange but this one remark was quite enough to establish his woeful ignorance about the theatre.
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It is a woeful and complex story.
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Narvaez came to a woeful end after finding no gold at a place called Apalachee, believed to be near Tallahassee.
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Oxford tickets sold out, and a woeful 0-0 draw as well.
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The woeful Redskins beat the Cowboys twice.