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forlorn

adjective (SAD)
 
 
/fəˈlɔːn/ US  /fɚˈlɔːrn/ literary

Definition

alone and unhappy; left alone and not cared for: She looked a forlorn figure standing at the bus stop.Feeling sad and unhappy forlornly
 
 
/-li/ adverb
She sat forlornly (= alone and unhappy) looking out to sea.Feeling sad and unhappy
(Definition of forlorn adjective (SAD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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