adverb
- in a manner that causes sorrow or distress; sadly
- to an inadequate or disappointing degree; extremely poorly
Usage: archaic or literary
Usage: archaic or literary
Examples
- The old man looked wofully at his abandoned home.
- She was wofully unprepared for the examination.
- The team performed wofully in the championship game.
- He sang wofully of his lost love.
- The resources were wofully insufficient for the task.
- The garden was wofully neglected after years of abandonment.