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[ adjective ] pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment
Synonyms Examples "desolate and despairing" "left forlorn" Used in print (L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)A tsunami in the Hawaiian_Islands in 1869 washed away an entire town ( Ponoluu ) , leaving only two forlorn trees standing where the community had been . (Joseph Chadwick, No Land Is Free....)Deputy_Marshal_Luke_Harper still stood_guard on the veranda , a forlorn , scarecrowish figure in the murky dark . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] marked by or showing hopelessness
Examples "the last forlorn attempt" "a forlorn cause" Related terms |
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