- woful
- adjective see woeful
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Woful — Woeful Woe ful, Woful Wo ful, a. 1. Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity; afflicted; wretched; unhappy; sad. [1913 Webster] How many woeful widows left to bow To sad disgrace! Daniel. [1913 Webster] 2. Bringing calamity,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
woful — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective See woeful … English dictionary for students
woful — woe·ful || wəʊfÊŠl adj. sorrowful, unhappy, wretched, despondent; tragic; pitiable; poor … English contemporary dictionary
woful — a. [Written also Woeful.] 1. Sorrowful, distressed, sad, afflicted, unhappy, grieved, anguished, agonized, miserable, piteous, wretched, melancholy, disconsolate, troubled, burdened. See woe begone. 2. Grievous, distressing, afflicting,… … New dictionary of synonyms
woful — wo·ful … English syllables
woful — adjective see woeful * * * woeˈful or wōˈful adjective 1. Sorrowful or afflicted 2. Bringing misery or calamity 3. Deplorable 4. Wretched, paltry • • • Main Entry: ↑woe … Useful english dictionary
Lugubrious — Lu*gu bri*ous, a. [L. lugubris, fr. lugere to mourn; cf. Gr. lygro s sad, Skr. ruj to break.] Mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly; doleful; woful; pitiable; as, a whining tone and a lugubrious look. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lugubriously — Lugubrious Lu*gu bri*ous, a. [L. lugubris, fr. lugere to mourn; cf. Gr. lygro s sad, Skr. ruj to break.] Mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly; doleful; woful; pitiable; as, a whining tone and a lugubrious look. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lugubriousness — Lugubrious Lu*gu bri*ous, a. [L. lugubris, fr. lugere to mourn; cf. Gr. lygro s sad, Skr. ruj to break.] Mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly; doleful; woful; pitiable; as, a whining tone and a lugubrious look. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sonneteer — Son net*eer , n. A composer of sonnets, or small poems; a small poet; usually in contempt. [1913 Webster] What woful stuff this madrigal would be In some starved hackney sonneteer or me! Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
