The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Woeful \Woe"ful\, Woful \Wo"ful\, a.
1. Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity;
afflicted; wretched; unhappy; sad.
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How many woeful widows left to bow
To sad disgrace! --Daniel.
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2. Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction; as, a woeful
event; woeful want.
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O woeful day! O day of woe! --Philips.
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3. Wretched; paltry; miserable; poor.
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What woeful stuff this madrigal would be! --Pope.
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