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| for·lorn [ fər láwrn, fawr láwrn ] |
adjective |
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1. lonely and miserable: lonely and miserable, as though deserted or abandoned
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2. desolate: deserted or abandoned and showing signs of neglect
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3. hopeless: desperate and doomed to failure
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literary
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4. deprived: deprived of something
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literary or archaic
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| [ Old English forloren, past participle of forlēosan "lose completely"] |
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  for·lorn·ly adverb |
| for·lorn·ness noun |
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