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 | ||