What is bringing calamity, distress, or affliction; as, a woeful event; woeful want. O woeful day! O day of woe! Philips called?
woeful — Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction; as, a woeful event; woeful want. O woeful day! O day of woe! Philips. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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