adv
woefully
adv
1
To a shockingly great or inadequate extent.
"The team was woefully underprepared for the final."
How to Use Woefully
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsed to stress just how bad or lacking something is.
Common pairings
woefully inadequate
woefully underprepared
woefully short of
Word Forms
more woefully comparative, most woefully superlative
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Etymology
From Middle English wofully, from woeful plus -ly.