Woefully
['wəufəli]
Definition
(adv.) Alt. of Wofully
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Examples
- This victory gained, Rokesmith made haste to profit by it, for he saw how woefully time had been lost. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She was glad to go home, and yet most woefully sad at leaving school. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Then Rawdon followed in his old Guards' uniform, which had grown woefully shabby, and was much too tight. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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