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woeful |
Grep of noun woeful woefulness Overview of adj woeful The adj woeful has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) woebegone, woeful -- (affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier) 2. deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched -- (of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment") Antonyms of adj woeful 2 senses of woeful Sense 1 woebegone, woeful INDIRECT (VIA sorrowful) -> joyful Sense 2 deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched INDIRECT (VIA inferior) -> superior Similarity of adj woeful 2 senses of woeful Sense 1 woebegone, woeful => sorrowful (vs. joyful) Sense 2 deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched => inferior (vs. superior) Attributes of adj woeful Familiarity of adj woeful woeful used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj woeful woeful Overview of adj woeful The adj woeful has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) woebegone, woeful -- (affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier) 2. deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched -- (of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment")
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