woefully
In pitiful fashion
Woefully means in a manner expressing sorrow or regret: She shook her head woefully at the news.
More commonly, it emphasizes inadequacy or deficiency: woefully unprepared, woefully underfunded, woefully ignorant.
This intensifying use suggests falling far short of what's needed or expected.
To an intense degree
- terriblyTo extreme degree
- dreadfullyExtremely, unpleasantly so
- sadlyIn a sorrowful manner
- regrettablyWith disappointment expressed
lamentably · deplorably · pitifully · pathetically · dismally · inadequately · insufficiently · lacking
In a grieving way
- sorrowfullyIn a mourning way
- grievouslyIn a harmful manner
- tearfullyWhile shedding tears
- heartbrokenlyIn grief from loss
bereaved · dolefully · plaintively · anguished · despondently · forlornly · disconsolately · inconsolably
In a grieving way
- sorrowfullyIn a mourning way
- plaintivelyIn a sad, longing manner
- dolefullyIn a mournful way
- dejectedlyIn a disheartened manner
gloomily · dismally · ruefully · remorsefully · regretfully · wistfully · pensively · somberly
Feeling guilt for wrongdoing
- ruefulExpressing sorrowful repentance
- regrettablyWith disappointment expressed
- apologeticExpressing regret for wrongdoing
- contriteFeeling guilt over misdeeds
penitent · repentant · sorry · guilty · ashamed · conscience-stricken · chagrined · compunctious
Intense sorrow from loss
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- lamentMournful expression of grief
- despairTotal absence of hope
- miseryIntense prolonged distress
anguish · desolation · mourning · sadness · melancholy · plaintive · doleful · mournful
Not sufficient for purpose
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- underfundedInsufficiently financially supported
- understaffedInsufficient employees for workload
- unpreparedLacking readiness beforehand
lacking · deficient · short · ill-equipped · underdeveloped · underqualified · incomplete · meager
extremely
To an intense degree
- terriblyTo extreme degree
- dreadfullyExtremely, unpleasantly so
- sadlyIn a sorrowful manner
regrettably · lamentably · deplorably · pitifully · pathetically · dismally · inadequately · insufficiently · lacking · deficient
mournfully
In a grieving way
- sorrowfullyIn a mourning way
- grievouslyIn a harmful manner
- tearfullyWhile shedding tears
heartbrokenly · bereaved · dolefully · plaintively · anguished · despondently · forlornly · disconsolately · inconsolably · bitterly
mournfully
In a grieving way
- sorrowfullyIn a mourning way
- plaintivelyIn a sad, longing manner
- dolefullyIn a mournful way
dejectedly · gloomily · dismally · ruefully · remorsefully · regretfully · wistfully · pensively · somberly · heavily
remorseful
Feeling guilt for wrongdoing
- ruefulExpressing sorrowful repentance
- regrettablyWith disappointment expressed
- apologeticExpressing regret for wrongdoing
contrite · penitent · repentant · sorry · guilty · ashamed · conscience-stricken · chagrined · compunctious · penance
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
misery · anguish · desolation · mourning · sadness · melancholy · plaintive · doleful · mournful · sorrowful
inadequate
Not sufficient for purpose
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- underfundedInsufficiently financially supported
- understaffedInsufficient employees for workload
unprepared · lacking · deficient · short · ill-equipped · underdeveloped · underqualified · incomplete · meager · sparse
mistaken
Incorrectly understood or believed
- ignorantLacking knowledge or awareness
- misinformedGiven incorrect facts
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
misguided · inaccurate · erroneous · wrong · off-base · oblivious · clueless · unaware · deluded · blind
- intensifiersvery, really, extremely, absolutely, incredibly
woefullyjoyfully
With great pleasure
happily · cheerfully · gleefully · joyously · blissfully
woefullyadmirably
Deservingly of esteem
wonderfully · excellently · impressively · remarkably · splendidly
woefullyindifferently
Without preference or concern
nonchalantly · unconcernedly · stoically · impassively · dispassionately