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• s  affected by or full of grief or woe
• s  of very poor quality or condition
  woeful treatment of the accused
  woeful errors of judgment

• Hubris, racial tension, myopic politicians and the woeful auto industry brought this iconic American city to its knees.
• Save the Children sent Mamola and the Colemans to Somalia, where they saw the woeful state of the roads.
• Hubris, racial tension, myopic politicians and the woeful auto industry brought this iconic American city to its knees.

• woebegone
• deplorable
• execrable
• miserable
• wretched

News & Articles

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• Miami Heat Need Beast-Mode LeBron James in New Best-of-3 Series
  LeBron James has a swift ability to shift the narrative—and that's not always a good thing. As the game’s greatest player, a constant target exists any time the Miami Heat leader isn ’t superhuman. In Game 3, James was a woeful version of himself—an apprehensive interpretation of the league’s Most Valuable Player that had so fully dominated until that point. That weakened performance brought on ...
  June 14, 2013 - Bleacher Report
• Three Ways Andrew Luck Can Improve in 2013
  COMMENTARY | It's difficult to critique the performance of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck. The No. 1 overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft came to Indy, took over a woeful team and led them to an 11-5 regular season record and a playoff berth, setting several NFL rookie records along the way. He delivered more than any Colts fan could have ever dreamed.
  June 12, 2013 - Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! Sports
• Indians-Rangers Preview
  The Cleveland Indians' starting pitching finally stepped up to help the club end a woeful stretch. To stay on the right track, they'll look for a similar performance from Ubaldo Jimenez on Wednesday night on the road against the Texas Rangers.
  June 12, 2013 - The Associated Press via Yahoo! Sports

Quotes

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• Tony McNulty in USA Today
  I think if this does prompt a serious and reflective debate on gun issues and gun law in the states then some good may come from this woeful tragedy,McNulty said.
• Claire McCaskill in Forbes
  I can forgive anyone who apologizes for a wrong deed,said McCaskill. "But it doesn't change the fact that the incident showed a woeful lack of judgment."
• Jimmy White in BBC Sport
  It was woeful. It was sickening to play like that,White told BBC Radio 5 live. "It's not like I didn't have any chances - I had loads of chances, I had chances every game. But it was a great atmosphere, I think Barry Hearn will do great...