/ Dictionary / Index W woeful: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: woe•ful Pronunciation: (wō'ful), [key] — adj. full of woe; wretched; unhappy: a woeful situation. affected with, characterized by, or indicating woe: woeful melodies. of wretched quality; sorry; poor: a woeful collection of paintings. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: woeful (Thesaurus) woebegone woesome Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language