Usually means: In a manner expressing great sorrow.
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  1. woefully: Merriam-Webster
  2. woefully: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. woefully: Collins English Dictionary
  4. woefully: Vocabulary.com
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  6. woefully: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. woefully: Wiktionary
  8. woefully: Dictionary.com
  9. woefully: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  10. Woefully: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  11. woefully: Rhymezone
  12. Woefully: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  13. woefully: FreeDictionary.org
  14. woefully: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. woefully: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ adverb:  In a woeful manner
▸ adverb:  To an unfortunately great extent.

Similar:
lamentably, deplorably, sadly, wofully, wretchedly, dreadfully, sorrowingly, horrendously, banefully, direfully, more...

Opposite:
blissfully, joyfully, happily, delightfully

Types:
pathetically, deplorably, miserably, tragically, more...

Phrases:
opposite of woefully, more...

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Similar:
lamentably, deplorably, sadly, wofully, wretchedly, dreadfully, sorrowingly, horrendously, banefully, direfully, more...

Opposite:
blissfully, joyfully, happily, delightfully

Types:
pathetically, deplorably, miserably, tragically, more...

Phrases:
opposite of woefully, more...

Colors:
    dark gray,     charcoal,     midnight blue,     deep purple,     black, more...



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