different between woeful vs woefully

English

From Middle English woful, waful, equivalent to woe +? -ful. Compare Old English w?l?? (“woeful”), Old English t?onful (“woeful”).

woeful (comparative woefuller, superlative woefullest)

Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity.
- How many woeful widows left to bow / To sad disgrace!
Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction.
a woeful event
a woeful lack of restraint
Lamentable, deplorable.
Wretched; paltry; poor.

From Middle English wofully, equivalent to woeful +? -ly.

woefully (comparative more woefully, superlative most woefully)

In a woeful manner.
- 2013 June 18, Simon Romero, "Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
  In a convulsion that has caught many in Brazil and beyond by surprise, waves of protesters denounced their leaders for dedicating so many resources to cultivating Brazil’s global image by building stadiums for international events, when basic services like education and health care remain woefully inadequate.

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