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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

forlornly en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English forlorn Middle English -ly English -ly English forlornly From forlorn + -ly.

Meanings

  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

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more forlornly Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most forlornly Degree=Sup lexicographic

Translations (7)

ru жа́лко (in a forlorn manner) · ru несчастно (in a forlorn manner) · ru одиноко (in a forlorn manner) · pl samotnie (in a forlorn manner) · es tristemente (in a forlorn manner) · es desgraciadamente (in a forlorn manner) · ru покинуто (in a forlorn manner)