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From lone + -ly, or from an apheretic shortening of alonely. See lone.
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lonely
lone·lyToday it means: Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people. Full definition →
Today it means: Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people. Full definition →
From lone + -ly, or from an apheretic shortening of alonely. See lone.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.