Woesome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwəʊsəm/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Woesome is an adjective meaning Characterised or marked by woe; woeful.
Meaning
Characterised or marked by woe; woeful.
Example Sentences
To dissect my thoughts is a woesome tale [...]
But here comes woesome old me and my maw down the yard with battered suitcases arriving almost like phantoms dripping from the sea.
'But it will make thee much bewail, / And it will make thy fair eye swell—' / She said, and told the woesome tale, / As sooth as shepherdess might tell.
I could not help seeing a woesome picture. “Poor little soul, with the blood pouring from her heart and her brown hair spread over her dead father's breast!”
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include woeful, wailsome, woegeous, wailful, sorrowsome, wretched.
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