woeful
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
affected by or full of grief or woe
his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone
Related & opposite
- woefulness derivation
- sorrowful similar to
Sense 2 adjective
of very poor quality or condition
deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
Related & opposite
- wretchedness derivation
- wretchedness derivation
- inferior similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | woefulness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | sorrowful |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wretchedness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wretchedness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | inferior |