lornly

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adverb

In a forlorn manner.

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Meanings

adverblornly (comparative more lornly, superlative most lornly)

comparative more lornly · superlative most lornly

  1. In a forlorn manner.

    He saw himself reflected in Mhoram's eyes, saw himself standing lornly with what he had lost written in his face.

    2010, Kate Simons, The Leprous Man: A Psychoanalytical Investigation Into Stephen Donaldson's Fantasy Novels, →ISBN, page 66
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    "Ach, mein pauvre Genro," she said lornly. "Words there are not. You seek truly, but you know not what. You seek what I have found, but where I go, you cannot."

    1984, Norman Spinrad, The Void Captain's tale, page 86

    My 25-year-old heart felt a happy pride in reflecting that I had been chosen to preside in one of the noblest traditions of the House in which, a humble assistant, I was wandering lornly among wealthy invalids.

    2008, Amy A. Kass, Giving well, doing good: readings for thoughtful philanthropists, page 136

Origin

From lorn + -ly.

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APA

lornly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lornly

MLA

“lornly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lornly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lornly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lornly.

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