early 14c., "afflicted with sorrow," from woe + -ful. Weakened sense of "very bad" recorded by 1610s. Related: Woefully; woefulness.
woeful errors of judgment
woeful treatment of the accused
wobbly
Wobbly
Woden
woe
woebegone
woeful
wog
wok
woke
wold
wolf
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