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woe·ful
 woeful
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- pronunciation:
- wo
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
unhappy or sorrowful.
- synonyms:
- miserable, mournful, sorrowful, unhappy, wretched
- antonyms:
- cheerful, joyful
- similar words:
- desolate, dolorous, forlorn, gloomy, grievous, sad, tragic, woebegone
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| definition 2: |
causing or indicating unhappiness or sorrow.
- synonyms:
- mournful, sorrowful, wretched
- antonyms:
- cheerful, uplifting
- similar words:
- crushing, deplorable, despairing, dolorous, dreadful, gloomy, grievous, heartrending, miserable, ominous, sad, sorry, tragic, unfortunate, unhappy, woebegone
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| definition 3: |
in sorry condition or of sorry quality.
- synonyms:
- shabby, sorry, woebegone
- antonyms:
- excellent
- similar words:
- abject, awful, bad, dreadful, forlorn, inferior, miserable, pathetic, pitiful, terrible, wretched
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| related words: |
cheerless, disconsolate, down, downcast, downhearted, poignant |
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| derivations: |
woefully (adv.), woefulness (n.) |
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