/ˈwoʊfəl/

adjective

Wretched; paltry; poor.

“I don’t believe in evil, but this school clearly got a finger up its butt as a child,” said Britta about the woeful state of her community college.


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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)

“Woeful.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/woeful. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.

The Effin’ Word, s.v. “woeful”, accessed February 12, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/woeful.

The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Woeful. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved February 12, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/woeful


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