woesome

American  

[woh-suhm] / ˈwoʊ səm /

adjective

Archaic.

1. woeful.

---

Etymology

Origin of woesome

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

Example Sentences

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

From Blackbeard: Buccaneer by Schoonover, Frank Earle

Alden, come on, lad, 't is time for prayers, and thy woesome face suits the occasion.

From Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims by Austin, Jane G. (Jane Goodwin)

For six months after I left home I was right woesome.

From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Holt, Emily Sarah

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

From From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)

Thou art allied to long-hair'd cherubim, And I a something undesired of these, With woesome lips and eyes for ever dim.

From A Lover's Litanies by Mackay, Eric