The Collaborative International Dictionary
Woe-begone
Woe-begone \Woe"-be*gone`\, a. [OE. wo begon. See Woe, and
Begone, p. p.]
Beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow;
woeful.
--Chaucer.
So woe-begone was he with pains of love.
--Fairfax.
Usage examples of "woe-begone".
She was rustier than ever -- more woe-begone than any vessel seen in those classic waters since the lusty days of Ulysses.