woeful
pronunciation
How to pronounce woeful in British English:
UK [ˈwəʊfl]
How to pronounce woeful in American English:
US [ˈwoʊfl]
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- Adjective:
- affected by or full of grief or woe
- of very poor quality or condition
Word Origin
- woeful (adj.)
- early 14c., "afflicted with sorrow," from woe + -ful. Weakened sense of "very bad" recorded by 1610s. Related: Woefully; woefulness.
Example
- 1. In both countries a woeful 51 % of people under 25 were jobless .
- 2. Mitt romney callsiran " the greatest threat we face " and accuses mr obama of a woeful failure to understand the danger .
- 3. First , the government needs to acknowledge that its attempts to sell road pricing have been pretty woeful .
- 4. In truth , labour did not ignore problems such as drugs and woeful schooling .
- 5. The move underlines the woeful state of european venture capital , which has underperformed other parts of the private equity market , which includes big leveraged buy-outs , mid - market deals and growth capital .