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woeful

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1
as in mournful
expressing or suggesting mourning the woeful expressions of the players after the humiliating loss

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2
as in sad
feeling unhappiness never saw a more woeful-looking bunch than those campers sitting there in the drenching rain

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3
as in tragic
of a kind to cause great distress the restaurant patron made the woeful discovery that he had left his wallet at home

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“Woeful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woeful. Accessed 7 Dec. 2022.

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