"woeful" in the adjective sense

1. woebegone, woeful

affected by or full of grief or woe

"his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier

2. deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched

of very poor quality or condition

"deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"

"woeful treatment of the accused"

"woeful errors of judgment"

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