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Definitions for Forlornly

[1] desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
[2] lonely and sad; forsaken.
[3] expressive of hopelessness; despairing: forlorn glances.
[4] bereft; destitute: forlorn of comfort.
[5] miserable, wretched, or cheerless; desolate
[6] deserted; forsaken
[7] (postpositive foll by of ) destitute; bereft forlorn of hope
[8] desperate the last forlorn attempt

Words related to Forlornly

forlornglumly, sadly, sorrowfully, despondently, gloomily

Words nearby Forlornly

forlornforked chain, forked lightning, forkful, forklift, forky, forlorn, forlorn hope, forlì, form, form an opinion, form class

Origin of Forlornly

before 1150; Middle English foreloren (past participle of forlesen to lose completely), Old English forloren (past participle of forlēosan ); cognate with Old High German firliosan (German verlieren ), Gothic fraliusan. See for-, lorn

Other words from Forlornly

for·lorn·ly , adverb
for·lorn·ness , noun
un·for·lorn , adjective

Word origin for Forlornly

Old English forloren lost, from forlēosan to lose; related to Old Saxon farliosan , Gothic fraliusan , Greek luein to release

Synonyms for Forlornly

glumly, sadly, despondently, gloomily, sorrowfully, unpleasantly