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PRONUNCIATION OF FORLORNLY

forlornly  [fəˈlɔːnlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORLORNLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Forlornly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES FORLORNLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of forlornly in the English dictionary

The definition of forlornly in the dictionary is miserably, desolately. Other definition of forlornly is desperately.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORLORNLY


Burnley
ˈbɜːnlɪ
carnally
ˈkɑːnlɪ
Charnley
ˈtʃɑːnlɪ
cleanly
ˈkliːnlɪ
Darnley
ˈdɑːnlɪ
greenly
ˈɡriːnlɪ
importunely
ˌɪmpɔːˈtjuːnlɪ
jejunely
dʒɪˈdʒuːnlɪ
keenly
ˈkiːnlɪ
meanly
ˈmiːnlɪ
obscenely
əbˈsiːnlɪ
opportunely
ˈɒpətjuːnlɪ
pristinely
ˈprɪstiːnlɪ
queenly
ˈkwiːnlɪ
routinely
ruːˈtiːnlɪ
saccharinely
ˈsækəriːnlɪ
serenely
sɪˈriːnlɪ
sternly
ˈstɜːnlɪ
thrawnly
ˈθrɔːnlɪ
uncleanly
ʌnˈkliːnlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORLORNLY

forkiness
forkless
forklift
forklike
forktail
forky
forlana
forlese
forlorn
forlorn hope
forlornness
form
form class
form critic
form critical
form criticism
form drag
form feed
form feeder
form genus

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORLORNLY

bairnly
certainly
commonly
dearnly
dernly
evenly
heavenly
if only
mainly
manly
modernly
one and only
only
openly
slatternly
southernly
stubbornly
suddenly
taciturnly
the only

Synonyms and antonyms of forlornly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «forlornly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORLORNLY

Find out the translation of forlornly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of forlornly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forlornly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

神情落寞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

forlornly
570 millions of speakers

English

forlornly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

forlornly
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يائس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сиротливо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

forlornly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বউমা কই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tristement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tolol
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

einsam
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

わびしく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쓸쓸히
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Forlornly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

forlornly
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

forlornly
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जबरदस्तीने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ümitsizce
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sconsolata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozpaczliwie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сиротливо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

forlornly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

forlornly
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

forlornly
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

forlornly
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forlornly
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forlornly

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORLORNLY»

The term «forlornly» is regularly used and occupies the 95.866 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORLORNLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «forlornly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «forlornly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forlornly

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORLORNLY»

Discover the use of forlornly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forlornly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Prisoner: A Novel
... the better hells to come. Hell is filled with The Sound ofMusic. Forlornly, he pushes the great beige stone up the hill; forlornly, it rolls down again. How many times? How many more? Forlornly, up the hill; forlornly down. He has read this myth, ...
Thomas M. Disch, 2009
2
Belonging and Genocide: Hitler's Community, 1918-1945
Forlornly”. In Russia in March 1942, Private Erich Kuby bumped into a lance corporal who excitedly announced, “Tomorrow, it's a butcher's party.” Joyfully he added, “The entire families!”87 Everybody around understood what he meant.
Thomas Kühne, 2010
3
The 5th Season: New year ku (books 1 & 2 of 4)
Note: lonely cannot adverb, hence “forlornly.”(水)㔑߆߮ⴕ㘿ࠍጊ〝ߥࠄࠎ ⪇㡝 ᣂ⯯ᩙ sake shizuku kabiyuku mochi o yamaji naran kayo 1777 (rice-wine drops mold goes/runs mochi mountain-path becomes) drops of sake make the mochi moldy ...
‎2007
4
Harrap's essential English Dictionary
adverb forlornly: The foghorn sounded forlornly across the bay. □ The door hung forlornly on broken hinges. form /fo:m/ noun; verb n> noun: forms 1 {count or uncount) A thing's form is its shape: The room was in the form of a letter L. □ In form ...
‎1996
5
Dead If I Do
William. noticed. me. staring. forlornly. be. my. pta. tfe. rubbed his nose. Then he turned off the TV, even though part of Tokyo was still standing. "I'll go take a shower and get ready for bed." "Okay," I said. "Hey, thanks." He gave me a tired smile.
Tate Hallaway, 2009
6
Mumbo Jumbo: A Novel
... well with other people and the world. They have lost the tune of life. They only live in cold thinking. Their feelings are deeply repressed while they attach themselves. forlornly. to. the. earth. f. That night, bubbling with success, a happy Hinckle ...
Ishmael Reed, 2013
7
The Black Cat
And Lem saw that the chair which had been overturned when he sprang up to meet the constables still lay forlornly on its side, with its cushion fallen to the floor. And the silence Y He had not realized it would be so still without his father.
‎1902
8
McBride's Magazine
" she can't last long. She 's living on borrowed time now. Well, I 'll try to do my duty by her as long as she 's with us; " and young Joshua sighed forlornly. " Well said, my boy, well said. I am sure you will carry out your dear uncle's wishes.
‎1914
9
... A Diary of the Unionist Parliament: 1895-1900
Mr. Jeffreys, having strategically got in front of Mr. Weir by formally moving an amendment* withdrew it. Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman heaved a sigh of pained regret, rose and forlornly walked out. How "Forlornly walked out." CHAPTER XIV.
Sir Henry William Lucy, 1901
10
St. Nicholas: A Monthly Magazine for Boys and Girls
"ABBIE ANN STANDING FORLORNLY IN THE CENTER OF THE LONESOME ROOM BECAN TO Son." ' ABBIE ANN HELPED MARIA UNPACK." (SEE PAGE 218.) THE. walls, and the drawers of her bureau sat in a corner so that she might  ...
Mary Mapes Dodge, 1907

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORLORNLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forlornly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why Ariana Grande Needs to Grow Up—and Quickly! | E! Online
This time, it was a four-minute video where she looked forlornly into the camera while explaining she is "disgusted with herself." "I'm 22. «E! Online, Jul 15»
2
Recruiting Sagas Are A Swimming Pool With A Deep End Filled With …
... Cuban to allegedly drive forlornly around Houston screaming at the heavens for some sign of a starting center with great defensive presence ... «Eleven Warriors, Jul 15»
3
Reno Mural Marathon: 8 artists, 7 murals, 24 hours
The bird is meant to be staring forlornly at the parched environment to send a message about water conservation, Cherry said. Heidi Barnett: ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Jul 15»
4
Zenit St. Petersburg have had a friendly rudely interrupted - by …
Instead, they uploaded this brief footage of a referee forlornly trying to herd some ducks off the pitch. At one point he even blows his whistle at ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Ian Bell's bravura lights the way for New England's great …
A little push of a cover drive against Hazlewood startled everyone at Cardiff including Lyon diving forlornly at cover point. One aerial drive ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Hot on the trail of the Wicklow woodpecker - The Irish Times
“We were used to looking forlornly at bird books, feeling hard done by the lack of any woodpeckers on Irish soil. It used to be the case that if you ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
7
Our own emojis, designed for life in Ottawa
Bus Face: An OC Transpo passenger looks forlornly out on a world that is getting where it's going much more quickly than he is. Including the ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
8
First Picture Of The New Ghostbusters In Costume | Movie News …
Director Paul Feig recently tweeted a picture of the new Ghostbusters uniforms, hanging forlornly empty on a rail. But now here's the first look at ... «Empire Online, Jul 15»
9
Review: Sally Mann captures complex psyche of girls in “At Twelve …
She looks longingly, even forlornly, at the photographer as if bound to her childhood by the grasp of the man who stands eerily in the shadow. «ArtsATL, Jul 15»
10
What happened to jail's wretch? (From Andover Advertiser)
He could always be seen staring forlornly out through the bars at passersby. The jail is situated beneath the old library and where the original ... «Andover Advertiser, Jul 15»

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