Definition of woefully in English:
woefully
adverb ˈwəʊfʊliˈwəʊf(ə)liˈwoʊfəli
1In a manner expressing sorrow or misery.
she sighed woefully and walked out
David talks woefully of life
Example sentencesExamples
- Old Jan looks up and complains woefully.
- He points out similar flaws, then adds woefully that "at this point it's all we have."
- He sat there for a long time sipping dry martinis and looking woefully into the peanut dish.
- He walked woefully up the stairs that led into the ship.
- "I had better face the lion," he said woefully.
2Very badly; deplorably.
they performed woefully to lose 2–0
as submodifier preparations proved woefully inadequate
Example sentencesExamples
- The visitors' reply started woefully as they slid to 27 for 6 before James Key came on late to polish off the tail with 4 for 4.
- The squad still looked woefully lacking in depth, with the defence looking especially fragile.
- His pronouncement last week about condoms is the latest example of him seeming woefully out of touch.
- Asked to describe the novel in 70 words or less, he failed woefully, speaking for several minutes before being informed that he had exceeded his word limit.
- He ought to be wholeheartedly congratulated on this significant addition to a field of study that remains woefully in need of such an incisive and highly informed contribution.