Information about the word woeful (English → Esperanto: malĝojiga)

Synonyms: dismal, miserable, bleak, depressing, saddening

Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/ˈəʊ̯f(ʊ)l/
Hyphenationwoe·ful
Shavian alphabet𐑢𐑴𐑓𐑩𐑤, 𐑢𐑴𐑓𐑫𐑤
Deseret alphabet𐐶𐐬𐑁𐐳𐑊

Degrees of comparison

Positivewoeful
Comparativewoefuller
Superlativewoefullest

Usage samples

It’s not clear what punishment they might face, but the authoritarian state has a woeful human rights record.

Translations

Dutchtreurig
Esperantomalĝojiga
Frenchpénible
Norwegiansturen
Turkishacıklı