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1 woeful
adjective (miserable; unhappy: a woeful expression.) elendig, trist, ynkeligelendig--------sørgmodig--------ussel--------ynkeligadj. \/ˈwəʊf(ʊ)l\/1) sørgmodig, ulykkelig, ynkverdig2) ( om kvalitet) sørgelig, ynkelig -
2 woe
wəu((a cause of) grief or misery: He has many woes; He told a tale of woe.) elendighet, smerte, sorg- woeful- woefully
- woefulness
- woebegonesmerte--------sorgIsubst. \/wəʊ\/(poetisk, spøkefullt) sorg, bedrøvelse, elendighet• she writes about poverty, illness and other woeshun skriver om fattigdom, sykdom og annen elendigheta tale of woes tragisk beretning, lidelseshistorie klagesang• not that old tale of woes again!tender woes kjærlighetskvalervale of woe jammerdalwoe betide someone eller woe to someone ve den, stakkars denwoe is me akk og vewoes problemer, lidelse• to add to his woes, he lost his jobfor å gjøre situasjonen enda verre, mistet han jobbenklaging, jamringwoe worth forbannet væreIIinterj. \/wəʊ\/(gammeldags, litterært) ve, akk
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woeful — index blameworthy, dire, disconsolate, lamentable, lugubrious, regrettable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
woeful — c.1300, afflicted with sorrow, from WOE (Cf. woe) + FUL (Cf. ful). Weakened sense of very bad recorded by 1610s. Related: Woefully; woefulness … Etymology dictionary
woeful — [adj] terrible, sad afflicted, agonized, anguished, appalling, awful, bad, calamitous, catastrophic, cruel, deplorable, disappointing, disastrous, disconsolate, disgraceful, distressing, doleful, dreadful, feeble, gloomy, grieving, grievous, grim … New thesaurus
woeful — ► ADJECTIVE 1) full of sorrow; miserable. 2) very bad; deplorable. DERIVATIVES woefully adverb … English terms dictionary
woeful — [wō′fəl] adj. 1. full of woe; sad; mournful 2. of, causing, or involving woe 3. pitiful; wretched; miserable: Also Archaic woful woefully adv. woefulness n … English World dictionary
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woeful — also woful adjective Date: 14th century 1. full of woe ; grievous < woeful prophecies > 2. involving or bringing woe 3. lamentably bad or serious ; deplorable < woeful ignorance > • woefully … New Collegiate Dictionary
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