That's why I love that Don Quixote's added title was "The Knight of the Woeful Countenance."
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Woeful
/ˈwəʊfəl/
Synonyms for "woeful" (173 found)
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Adjective(4 words)
abominableaffectingafflictiveaggrievedanguishedarrantatrociousawfulbasebeastlybeneath contemptbitterblameworthybleakbroken-heartedbrutalcalamitouscareworncheerlesscomfortless
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Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (52)
Related words (86)
in the dumpsinconsolableinfamousjoylesslamentableloathsomelousylowlow-spiritedlugubriousmiserablemonstrousmournfulmovingnastynefariousnoisomenotoriousobnoxiousodious
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offensiveon the rackoutrageousovercomepainfulpatheticpiteouspitiablepitifulplaintiveplangentplunged in griefpoignantrackedrankregrettableremorsefulreprehensiblerepulsiverottenruefulruthfulsadsaddeningscandalousschlockscurvyshabbyshamefulsharpshockingshoddysinkingsordidsoresorrowedsorrowfulsorrowingsqualidstrickensuicidaltearfulterribletoo badtorturedtouchinguncleanuncomfortableunfortunateunprecedentedvilevillainouswoebegoneworstworthlesswretchedwrung
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8 entriesadjectivecondition descriptoremotional descriptorliterary termmood termqualitative descriptorrhetorical usagestylistic descriptor
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6 entriesCollocations
6 entrieswoeful conditionswoeful consequenceswoeful neglectwoeful outcomewoeful performancewoeful state
Inflections
2 entriesmore woefulmost woeful
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2 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Our roads are in a woeful condition.
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It's at times like this I'm reminded of the woeful inadequacy of human justice.
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Let's drink, eat, and talk about our woeful deeds.
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