woesome

American  

[woh-suhm] / ˈwoʊ səm /

adjective

Archaic.

1. woeful.

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Etymology

Origin of woesome

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

Example Sentences

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)

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)

In world may come romance,         With all the lures of love and glamour; And woesome tragedy will chance         To him whom fairy forms enamour.

From AE in the Irish Theosophist by Russell, George William

Thou gavest each breeze an infant's cry,    A wailing, woesome tone; And in each call of wildwood bird    Spoke still of freedom gone.

From Laura Secord, the heroine of 1812. A Drama. and Other Poems. by Curzon, Sarah Anne