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woeful

adjective (SAD)
 
 
/ˈwəʊ.fəl/ US  /ˈwoʊ-/ formal

Definition

extremely sad: She was looking very woeful, with her eyes red and swollen.Feeling sad and unhappy
(Definition of woeful adjective (SAD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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