Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: woebegone
IPA transcription: [w'oʊbɪɡ,ɔn]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: woebegone, woeful
    Meaning: affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier
  • Synonyms: creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone
    Meaning: worn and broken down by hard use; "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack"
Usage examples
  • Discomfited, woebegone, and drunk, they were landed under a guard.