Woebegone (Adjective)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The old, woebegone armchair had been reupholstered so many times that it was hard to tell what its original fabric had been.
- After years of neglect, the once-thriving amusement park had become a woebegone shadow of its former self.
- The woebegone little car rattled and sputtered down the highway, its engine coughing out a trail of smoke.
- The tourists were shocked by the woebegone state of the historic mansion, which had clearly been abandoned for decades.
- The small, woebegone town had been struggling to recover from the devastating effects of the economic downturn.
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Meaning 2
Affected by or full of grief or woe; "his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier.
Classification
All adjective clusters.