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forlornly

forlornly adverb: in a forlorn manner.

Adverb

forlornly (comparative more forlornly, superlative most forlornly)

  1. In a forlorn manner.
    • Her arms lay on the table in front of her, her head rested on them, with her hair straying over the littered pages of the novel. She was weeping forlornly, steadily.1953, John Wyndham, The Kraken Wakes, page 163

Forms of forlornly

comparativemore forlornly
superlativemost forlornly

Origin of forlornly

From forlorn + -ly.

Questions about forlornly

What does forlornly mean?
Forlornly means in a forlorn manner.
What part of speech is forlornly?
Forlornly is an adverb.

Words near forlornly in the dictionary

  1. forlorne
  2. forlorner
  3. forlornest
  4. forlornities
  5. forlornity
  6. forlornly
  7. forlornness
  8. forlornnesses
  9. forlorns
  10. Forlì
  11. Forlì-Cesena

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