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Webster 1913 Edition
Woful
{
, Woe′ful
,Wo′ful
}Adj.
1.
Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity; afflicted; wretched; unhappy; sad.
How many
To sad disgrace!
woeful
widows left to bowTo sad disgrace!
Daniel.
2.
Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction;
as, a
. woeful
event; woeful
wantO
woeful
day! O day of woe! Philips.
3.
Wretched; paltry; miserable; poor.
What
woeful
stuff this madrigal would be! Pope.
Webster 1828 Edition
Woful
WOFUL
,Adj.
1.
Sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity; afflicted.How many woful widows left to bow to sad disgrace!
2.
Sorrowful; mournful; full of distress; as woful day. Jeremiah 17.3.
Bringing calamity, distress or affliction; as a woful event; woful want.4.
Wretched; paltry.What woful stuff this madrigal would be.