wobegone
[woh-bi-gawn, -gon]
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adjective Archaic.
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Historical Examples of wobegone
Alice scarcely heard him, she was shame-stricken and wobegone.
DemosGeorge Gissing
Men stood speechless, haggard, wobegone, gazing at the desolation.
The Boys of '61Charles Carleton Coffin.
I was surprised beyond measure when Sandy came back to Annan, and, wi' a wobegone countenance, called upon me.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of ScotlandJohn Mackay Wilson
Little of this wobegone song touched Flor even enough to let her know there was some one in the world more wretched than herself.
The man was Morton, the catcher, and he struck out miserably, and turned away toward the bench with wobegone countenance.
The Arrival of JimpsonRalph Henry Barbour