— woefully , adv. — woefulness , n.
/woh"feuhl/ , adj.
1. full of woe; wretched; unhappy: a woeful situation.
2. affected with, characterized by, or indicating woe: woeful melodies.
3. of wretched quality; sorry; poor: a woeful collection of paintings.
Also, woful .
[ 1250-1300; ME; see WOE, -FUL ]
Syn. 3. unpromising, unlikely, dreadful, awful.