English adjective: woeful | |||
1. | woeful affected by or full of grief or woe | ||
Samples | His sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone. | ||
Synonyms | woebegone | ||
Similar | sorrowful | ||
Antonyms | joyful | ||
2. | woeful of very poor quality or condition | ||
Samples | Deplorable housing conditions in the inner city. Woeful treatment of the accused. Woeful errors of judgment. | ||
Synonyms | deplorable, execrable, miserable, wretched | ||
Similar | inferior | ||
Antonyms | superior | ||