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woefully

adv

Etymology

From Middle English wofully, equivalent to woeful + -ly.

  1. inherited from wofully

Definitions

  1. In a woeful manner

    • to cry woefully

  2. To an unfortunately great extent.

    • woefully inadequate
    • woefully incapable
    • woefully ignorant

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA