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woeful

The correct spelling is woeful.

How to pronounce woeful

/ˈwəʊfəl/
adjective

IPA: /ˈwəʊfəl/

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The correct spelling is woeful. Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity. For example: "a woeful event"

Usage Examples

a woeful event

Definition

adjective

  1. 1.Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
  2. 2.Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction.
  3. 3.Lamentable, deplorable.
  4. 4.Wretched; paltry; poor.

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