woefully

Meanings

• adverb

  expressing or causing deep sadness, regret, or disappointment

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with woefully
woefully , holily , jolly,olly,olly,olly,olly,olly

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Variants

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woeful , woefuller , woefullest , woefully , woefulness , woefulnesses , woful , wofuller , wofullest

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'full of woe' or 'full of sorrow'. Derived from the Old English word 'weolful' which meant 'full of woe'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'woefully' is often used in a humorous or ironic way to describe a situation that is actually quite fortunate.

2. In the novel 'Moby Dick', Ishmael describes the sailors on the Pequod as being 'woefully ignorant' of the true nature of the white whale.

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Related Concepts

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1. mourning: The state or process of expressing grief or mourning. 'Woefully' can be used to describe someone or something that is in a state of deep mourning.

2. regret: A feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something that has happened or been done. 'Woefully' can be used to describe the intensity of this feeling.

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Culture

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In literature, 'woefully' is often used to describe a character's or situation's sadness or regret. For example, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Ophelia sings, 'Get thee to a nunnery. Go; farewell. I speak not to discomfort you, but to myself, for in my orison I have sworn thee truth. I would, my lord, I do repent; repent, I say: I am very sorry: but this intense sorrow, detained out, makes me uncapable of honest grief. O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I! Is it not monstrous that this player here, but in a fiction, in a dream of passion, could force his soul so to his own conceit that from her working all his visage wanned. Tears through it, I say, and he might pour it on at once, taking it in great gulps, choking himself with crying. O, what a rascally, unkempt, unkill'd, unkiss'd, unlack'd, unlust'd, unpaid, unwoo'd, unhappy rogue am I!

How to Memorize "woefully"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person or situation that is filled with deep sadness or regret. Visualize their face, their body language, and the emotions they are expressing.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'woefully' with feelings of sadness, regret, or disappointment. Think of a time when you felt this way and remember the details of that experience.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic device by associating 'woefully' with the word 'sadly'. Remember the rule 'Sadly means woefully' to help you remember the meaning of the word.

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