woesome

[ woh-suhm ]

adjective

, Archaic.

1. woeful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of woesome¹

First recorded in 1810–20; woe + -some ¹

Example Sentences

The heaving of the great pans, like battering-rams against the sides of the Neptune, made a woesome noise below decks.

From Project Gutenberg

In yon sea-chest be the lawful shares of all the woesome lads he marooned this day.

From Project Gutenberg

He had another woesome account of a sloop-of-war in which he had gone through the Straits of Magellan.

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