English

Adjective

woebegone ‎(comparative more woebegone, superlative most woebegone)

1. In a deplorable state.
2. Filled with or deeply affected by woe.
   • 1957, Jack Kerouac, On The Road‎

     When he was finished, as such, he was wringing wet, and now he had to edge and shimmy his way back, and with a most woebegone look, and everybody laughing, except the sad blond boy, and the Minnesotans roaring in the cab.

Synonyms

• (in a deplorable state): dilapidated, derelict, godforsaken, ramshackle, rundown, tumbledown
• (filled with woe): depressed, despondent, melancholy, miserable, sad, saddened, sorrowful, woeful
• See also Wikisaurus:unhappy

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