Definition
Adjective
- Pitifully sad and abandoned or lonely.
- Unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled; hopeless
Word Parts
Prefix: For (Before)
Root: Lorn (To lose, having lost)
Suffix: N/A
Root: Lorn (To lose, having lost)
Suffix: N/A
Word Forms
Adverb: Forlornly
Noun: Forlorness
Noun: Forlorness
Sentences
2. The forlorn wanderer walked far away from home.
3. Against the forlorn backdrop of the muddy terrain the media circus has left behind, the young mother is photographed for a fashion spread wearing a … white dress.
Source (Same source for all 3 sentences): http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forlorn
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