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woesome

[ woh-suh m ]

/ ˈwoʊ səm /

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adjective Archaic.

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Origin of woesome

First recorded in 1810–20; woe + -some¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for woesome

In yon sea-chest be the lawful shares of all the woesome lads he marooned this day.
Blackbeard: Buccaneer|Ralph D. Paine
The heaving of the great pans, like battering-rams against the sides of the Neptune, made a woesome noise below decks.
A Labrador Doctor|Wilfred Thomason Grenfell