woefully
/ˈwəʊfəli/adverb
उच्चारण वोफ़ली
बुरी तरह, शोचनीय रूप से
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adverb
- 1
(of something bad) very; to a very great and unacceptable degree
बुरी तरह, शोचनीय रूप से
- The hospital is woefully short of staff.
- Our preparations were woefully inadequate.
Synonyms deplorably lamentably sadly badly hopelessly
- 2
literary
in a very sad way
दुःखपूर्वक, शोक से
- She shook her head woefully.
Synonyms sadly sorrowfully mournfully
Opposite cheerfully happily
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: woefully is mostly used before words with a negative meaning, as in woefully inadequate, woefully inefficient and woefully ignorant.
Usage में woefully अधिकतर नकारात्मक अर्थ वाले शब्दों से पहले आता है, जैसे woefully inadequate, woefully inefficient और woefully ignorant।