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woefully

[woh-fuh-lee] / ˈwoʊ fə li /


ADVERB
sorely
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He has also spearheaded efforts to reform a woefully slow acquisition system, minimize stifling regulations, and take advantage of an innovative private sector.

From The Wall Street Journal

McArthur accused those who rejected the bill of a "woefully inadequate response to the suffering and trauma experienced by dying Scots and their families".

From BBC

Opting to pursue enterprise customers, Anthropic seemed woefully behind OpenAI in the consumer realm — until now.

From MarketWatch

The result is that many are woefully unprepared for surviving—let alone thriving—in their jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal

In their first chase of the tournament, India's batting came up woefully short in the face of some disciplined South Africa bowling.

From Barron's