woeful

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woe·ful / ˈwōfəl/ • adj. characterized by, expressive of, or causing sorrow or misery: her face was woeful. ∎  very bad; deplorable: the remark was enough to establish his woeful ignorance about the theater.DERIVATIVES: woe·ful·ly adv. the police response was woefully inadequate.woe·ful·ness n.