woeful
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5.5
- adjective
- /ˈwoʊfəl/
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pésimo
- The school's resources are woeful, leaving students without basic supplies.
- a woeful lack
And despite everything we tried to do, the quality of his life was woeful.
- And despite everything we tried to do, the quality of his life was woeful.
Examples
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There was one band where 2 out of the 4 singers were woeful.
Blog text (16) -
The problem is compounded by the woeful lack of a global archive for instrumental data on volcanic unrest and the incomplete record of prehistoric earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Academic text (2002) -
It's not the clubs; it's a woeful lack of talent.
Fiction book (2001) -
It was woeful, but that boy can sing.
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My September blogging was a bit woeful both in number and in topic!
Blog text (20) -
But the script was pretty damn woeful, in retrospect.
Blog text (24) -
His TV commercials are good, but his debate skills are woeful.
Blog text (19) -
Aside from a woeful fourth quarter against the G-Men, the Bucs have been impressive.
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The government's woeful tax system is a result of 70 years of communist rule, during which after-income tax collection was nonexistent.
Academic text (1999) -
The graph highlights the woeful shortage of firemen in 1985, since corrected.
Blog text (23)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Not good in quality or below the usual standard
∞
1.0
Very bad or unpleasant and often serious
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4.1
Very bad or mean and not liked by people
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7.5
Very bad or of low quality
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6.7
Low quality and unpleasant
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2.8
A very small amount or poor quality
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6.8
Very bad and unacceptable, deserving strong criticism
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4.5
Not made well and likely to break or stop working
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4.4
Not as good as the usual or required quality
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7.0
Being very bad and of low quality
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5.7
In very bad condition and of very poor quality
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9.5
Very bad and unpleasant, causing strong dislike
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8.2
Very bad and unpleasant, of poor quality
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8.4
Very bad and disappointing to experience
Of very poor quality and not good
Not as good as expected or needed
Antonyms
How Bad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Woeful at first meant 'full of woe', or sorrow, but people began to use it for things that caused trouble or were badly made. So a woeful performance is 'full of trouble' and now the word often means 'very bad' or of very poor quality.