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lornly

lornly adverb: in a forlorn manner.

Adverb

lornly (comparative more lornly, superlative most lornly)

  1. In a forlorn manner.
    • "Ach, mein pauvre Genro," she said lornly. "Words there are not. You seek truly, but you know not what. You seek what I have found, but where I go, you cannot."1984, Norman Spinrad, The Void Captain's tale, page 86
    • My 25-year-old heart felt a happy pride in reflecting that I had been chosen to preside in one of the noblest traditions of the House in which, a humble assistant, I was wandering lornly among wealthy invalids.2008, Amy A. Kass, Giving well, doing good: readings for thoughtful philanthropists, page 136

Forms of lornly

comparativemore lornly
superlativemost lornly

Origin of lornly

From lorn + -ly.

Questions about lornly

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

Words near lornly in the dictionary

  1. Lorne sausage
  2. Lorne sausages
  3. lorner
  4. Lornes
  5. lornest
  6. lornly
  7. lornness
  8. lornnesses
  9. lornoxicam
  10. Lorono
  11. Loronos

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