woefully
adverb/ˈwəʊfəli/
/ˈwəʊfəli/
- (disapproving) to a very bad or serious degree synonym deplorably
- His performance was woefully inadequate.
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- (literary or formal) in a very sad way
- ‘I’ll never see him again,’ she sighed woefully.
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