/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 24 May 2025.
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The Effin’ Word, s.v. “woeful”, accessed May 24, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/woeful.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Woeful. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved May 24, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/woeful