woeful (adj.)

  1. affected by or full of grief or woe; his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone- George du Maurier

    [ Syn: woebegone ]

  2. of very poor quality or condition; deplorable housing conditions in the inner city; woeful treatment of the accused; woeful errors of judgment

    [ Syn: deplorable , execrable , miserable , wretched ]

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