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High school was interesting, because I went from a public school middle school to an academy where the first year we were doing Latin, chemistry, biology. I mean, I was woefully unprepared for the type of study.
Kyle Chandler

Meaning of "woefully" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WOEFULLY

woefully  [ˈwəʊfʊlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WOEFULLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Woefully is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES WOEFULLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of woefully in the English dictionary

The definition of woefully in the dictionary is pitifully; lamentably.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WOEFULLY


carefully
ˈkeəfʊlɪ
delightfully
dɪˈlaɪtfʊlɪ
faithfully
ˈfeɪθfʊlɪ
forcefully
ˈfɔːsfʊlɪ
fully
ˈfʊlɪ
gracefully
ˈɡreɪsfʊlɪ
gratefully
ˈɡreɪtfʊlɪ
hopefully
ˈhəʊpfʊlɪ
lawfully
ˈlɔːfʊlɪ
painfully
ˈpeɪnfʊlɪ
peacefully
ˈpiːsfʊlɪ
powerfully
ˈpaʊəfʊlɪ
respectfully
rɪˈspɛktfʊlɪ
successfully
səkˈsɛsfʊlɪ
tastefully
ˈteɪstfʊlɪ
thankfully
ˈθæŋkfʊlɪ
thoughtfully
ˈθɔːtfʊlɪ
truthfully
ˈtruːθfʊlɪ
wofully
ˈwəʊfʊlɪ
wonderfully
ˈwʌndəfʊlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WOEFULLY

wodge
woe
woe betide someone
woebegone
woebegoneness
woeful
woefulness
woeness
woes
woesome
wof
Woffington
wofully
wofulness
wog
woggish
woggle

WORDS THAT END LIKE WOEFULLY

artfully
awfully
beautifully
blissfully
bully
cheerfully
fruitfully
healthfully
joyfully
masterfully
meaningfully
playfully
purposefully
rightfully
sinfully
skillfully
unlawfully
unmercifully
usefully
willfully
wrongfully

Synonyms and antonyms of woefully in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «woefully» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WOEFULLY

Find out the translation of woefully to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of woefully from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «woefully» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

可悲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

deplorablemente
570 millions of speakers

English

woefully
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बुरी तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يرثى له
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

горестно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lamentavelmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শোচনীয়ভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

malheureusement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semoga berjaya
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beklagenswert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ひどく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비참
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Woefully
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

woefully
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முற்றிலும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुःखाने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tristemente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żałośnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

горестно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

teribil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θλιβερά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hopeloos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bedrövligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sørgelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of woefully

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WOEFULLY»

The term «woefully» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.763 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WOEFULLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about woefully

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7 QUOTES WITH «WOEFULLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word woefully.
1
Charles M. Blow
While the word 'bisexual' was technically correct, I would only slowly come to use it to refer to myself in part because of the derisive connotations. But, in addition, it would seem to me woefully inadequate and impressionistically inaccurate.
2
Kyle Chandler
High school was interesting, because I went from a public school middle school to an academy where the first year we were doing Latin, chemistry, biology. I mean, I was woefully unprepared for the type of study.
3
Lauren Groff
The darkest period of my life, so far, arrived the summer I was pregnant with my eldest son. The future was growing in me with all of its terrifying unpredictability, and I found myself anxious, unable to work and woefully at sea.
4
Eugene Jarecki
The big lesson of Reagan is: To think that he was some sort of simple figurehead and didn't do the thinking and simply read a script in front of him woefully underestimates him. Ronald Reagan was an extremely intelligent person with a real V8 engine under his hood.
5
Gerald F. Lieberman
There are three subjects on which the knowledge of the medical profession in general is woefully weak; they are manners, morals, and medicine.
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Rush Limbaugh
Young people have this almost romantic attachment to civil rights, liberties, emancipating people from oppression, etc. The idea that such oppression exists in this country offends me, but it's able to be pushed and sold because education in this country is so woefully incompetent and inept.
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Jason Patric
I have all this time between projects, and I'm not so sure that's a healthy thing. It's scary, because at 36 I'm woefully unqualified for anything else.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOEFULLY»

Discover the use of woefully in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to woefully and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Angry Plumber and Other Woefully True Bathroom Calamities
Either literally or figuratively, we eat it, we breath it, and we live it! Just like the moon and the tides, shit is a natural constant. Hopefully, in some small way, this book will serve to gather and bind a special circle of people.
B. M. Krysis, 2004
2
Who Hates Whom: Well-Armed Fanatics, Intractable Conflicts, ...
Find out in Who Hates Whom, a seriously amusing look at global humanity—and the lack thereof. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Bob Harris, 2007
3
Cocktails at Naptime: A Woefully Inadequate Guide to Early ...
A hilarious look at those first twelve months (from birth to back-to-work) and the antidote to the 'how to' parenting manuals and the glut of 'girlfriend' books.
Gillian Martin, Emma Kaufmann, 2010
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Selected Poems
John Skelton Gerald Hammond. WOEFULLY ARRAYED Woefully arrayed, My blood, man, For thee ran. It may not be nayed: My body bio and wan. Woefully arrayed. Behold me, I pray thee, with all thy whole reason, And be not so ...
John Skelton, Gerald Hammond, 2003
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Do-It-Yourself BIBLE PROPHECY KIT!
Yo-ho-ho! Interbreed purely aborting woefulness. Yo-ho-ho! Subreputably worsened gentle inferior. Woefully reprobate unhinged sob story heroine. Yo-ho- ho! Gently worsened subreputable inferior. Woefully honored tigerish, unserene booby ...
J. Smith
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The Wing'ed Whale from Woefully
A little whale whose beautiful tail was cut off by cruel men trying to kill him was healed and given wings so he could let the world know what had happened to him and warn humans what would happen if they did not save the creatures of the ...
R. Constantine, 1992
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English Renaissance Poetry: a Collection of Shorter Poems ...
John Edward Williams. WOEFULLY ARRAYED Woefully arrayed, My blood, man, For thee ran, It may not be nayed: My body bio and wan, Woefully arrayed. Behold me, I pray thee, with all thy whole reason, And be not so hard-hearted, and for ...
John Edward Williams, 1990
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Anniecat Chronicles
10.10.14. Woefully. Empty. BBofB, Abby has settled into married life on MTU campus where Justin completes work on his PhD. She works as a personal banker for Wells Fargo. Molly is setting up projects for Capital One and a new life for ...
Joan Rust, 2014
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A Poem a Day: 365 Devotional Readings Based on Classic ...
Woefully arrayed, My blood, man, For thee ran, It may not be nayed: My body blue and wan, Woefully arrayed. Behold me, I pray thee, with all thine whole reason, And be not hard—hearted for this encheasonf' That I for thy soul 's sake was ...
Philip Wesley Comfort, Daniel Partner, 2008
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The Handbook of Family Devotion, Translated from the German. ...
Woefully sobs the faithful husband over the coffin of his darling, whom with reason he calls his other self, the better half of his soul; woefully sobs the pious child in thinking of the good and earnest father, or the gentle and loving mother, who, ...
Johann Heinrich Daniel ZSCHOKKE, 1863

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOEFULLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term woefully is used in the context of the following news items.
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Happy Asteroid Day: We Are Woefully Unprepared!
Happy Asteroid Day: We Are Woefully Unprepared! By Billy Johnson 6/30/15 at 6:12 PM. rosetta20140806-640. Tech & Science. The comet visited by the ... «Newsweek, Jun 15»
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Scott Walker: Hillary Clinton is 'woefully out of touch with Main Street …
DENVER – Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Saturday blasted Hillary Clinton for a pattern of ethical lapses, arguing that they showed how "woefully out of touch" ... «Washington Examiner, Jun 15»
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New study reminds us that Americans are woefully unprepared for …
... than the non-partisan US government accountability office (GAO) – is here to remind us that we're woefully unprepared, financially speaking, for retirement. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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ADA Panel: T2D Education Woefully Underused
ADA Panel: T2D Education Woefully Underused. Algorithm lets healthcare providers know when to refer diabetes patients to certified educators. savesaved ... «MedPage Today, Jun 15»
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Police disappointed with 'woefully under-prepared' trampers
Nelson Police and Search and Rescue teams say they are disappointed with two "woefully under-prepared" trampers rescued over the weekend who put ... «Manawatu Standard, Jun 15»
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High court rejects 'woefully insufficient' appeal in Topeka traffic death
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday rejected the “woefully insufficient” appeal of a ... “We deem the appellant's brief woefully insufficient,” Stegall wrote. «Topeka Capital Journal, May 15»
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Most Countries Woefully Unprepared to Fight Resistant Superbugs
LONDON (Reuters) - Only 34 countries have national plans to fight the global threat of antibiotic resistance, meaning few are prepared to tackle "superbug" ... «Scientific American, Apr 15»
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Survey says: Mortgage lenders woefully underprepared for TILA …
Fully 41% of mortgage lenders report that they are not prepared to meet the August 2015 deadline to comply with the Truth in Lending Act and Real Estate ... «HousingWire, Apr 15»
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Federal cyber workforce woefully inadequate, report says
Rigid hiring processes and low pay for specialized employees have kept the U.S. government from developing the type of cyber workforce it needs to keep up ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
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Obama's new cyber sanctions are woefully inadequate
obama computer REUTERS/Larry Downing U.S. President Barack Obama reacts after tweeting at his first ever Twitter Town Hall in the East Room at the White ... «Business Insider, Apr 15»

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