lonelyhearted en · ADJ
Etymology
From lonely + hearted.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of lonely-hearted.
alt of lonely-hearted
Which meant that every time a lonelyhearted Internet user who, thinking he (it was always, always a he) might have been solicited by a real erotic opportunity, wrote a love letter to XLovelyToy99x, Joe got to read it.
2014, Leigh Alexander, Breathing Machine, A Memoir of Computers, →ISBN:I says to him I'd ort to of knowed jist how lonelyhearted you was feelin'. Me that knows how it is to go amon'st strangers.
1967, Janice Holt Giles, 40 Acres and No Mule, →ISBN, page 66:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most lonelyhearted | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more lonelyhearted | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |