What is the meaning of woeful?

adjective

  • Affected by or full of grief or woe."his sorrow... Made him look... Haggard and... Woebegone- George du Maurier
  • Of very poor quality or condition.
    • usage: "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"
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