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woeful
adjective
Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- W
- Ends with
- L
- Contains
- OEFU
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
/ˈwəʊfəl/
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction.
“a woeful event”
Lamentable, deplorable.
Wretched; paltry; poor.
In context
Example Sentences
a woeful event