woefully
/ˈwoʊfəli/
adverb
- In a way that shows or causes great sadness or misery.
- She shook her head woefully as she recounted the story.
- He spoke woefully of the friends he had lost.
- The dog looked woefully at the empty food bowl.
- To a very great or deplorable degree; extremely badly.
- He was woefully unprepared for the difficult test.
- The team played woefully, making mistake after mistake.
- The school is woefully underfunded and needs more resources.
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