woebegone Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite worn and broken down by hard use
run-down; creaky; decrepit; derelict; flea-bitten.
- 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
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adjective satellite affected by or full of grief or woe
woeful.
- his sorrow...made him look...haggard and...woebegone"- George du Maurier