of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"
emphasis You can use woeful to emphasize that something is very bad or undesirable. the woeful state of the economy. + woefully woe·ful·ly Public expenditure on the arts is woefully inadequate
Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity; afflicted; wretched; unhappy; sad
affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow made him look haggard and woebegone"- George du Maurier
If someone or something is woeful, they are very sad. a woeful ballad. + woefully woe·ful·ly He said woefully: `I love my country, but it does not give a damn about me.'