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woebegone


 
  Overview  of  adj  woebegone 
 
  The  adj  woebegone  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  creaky,  decrepit,  flea-bitten,  run-down,  woebegone  --  (worn  and  broken  down  by  hard  use  "a  creaky  shack";  "a  decrepit  bus...its  seats  held  together  with  friction  tape";  "a  flea-bitten  sofa";  "a  run-down  neighborhood";  "a  woebegone  old  shack") 
  2.  woebegone,  woeful  --  (affected  by  or  full  of  grief  or  woe;  "his  sorrow...made  him  look...haggard  and...woebegone"-  George  du  Maurier) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  woebegone 
 
  2  senses  of  woebegone 
 
  Sense  1 
  creaky,  decrepit,  flea-bitten,  run-down,  woebegone 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  worn)  ->  unworn 
 
  Sense  2 
  woebegone,  woeful 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  sorrowful)  ->  joyful 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  woebegone 
 
  2  senses  of  woebegone 
 
  Sense  1 
  creaky,  decrepit,  flea-bitten,  run-down,  woebegone 
  =>  worn  (vs.  unworn) 
 
  Sense  2 
  woebegone,  woeful 
  =>  sorrowful  (vs.  joyful) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  woebegone 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  woebegone 
 
  woebegone  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  woebegone 
  woebegone 
 
  Overview  of  adj  woebegone 
 
  The  adj  woebegone  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  creaky,  decrepit,  flea-bitten,  run-down,  woebegone  --  (worn  and  broken  down  by  hard  use  "a  creaky  shack";  "a  decrepit  bus...its  seats  held  together  with  friction  tape";  "a  flea-bitten  sofa";  "a  run-down  neighborhood";  "a  woebegone  old  shack") 
  2.  woebegone,  woeful  --  (affected  by  or  full  of  grief  or  woe;  "his  sorrow...made  him  look...haggard  and...woebegone"-  George  du  Maurier) 



woebegone definition