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Variant of lonely

adjective lonelier, loneliest

alone; solitary
1. standing apart from others of its kind; isolated
2. unfrequented or uninhabited
unhappy at being alone; longing for friends, company, etc.
causing such a feeling

Related Forms:

lonelily adverb
loneliness noun

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