lone|some

lone|some
lone|some «LOHN suhm», adjective, -som|er, -som|est, noun.
–adj.
1. feeling lonely or forlorn: »

The lonesome sailor was all alone in a strange town far across the sea from his home.

2. making one feel lonely: »

a lonesome journey.

3. unfrequented; desolate: »

a lonesome road.

4. solitary: »

One lonesome pine stood in the yard.

–n.
Informal. one's lonesome, oneself: »

He is sitting home all by his lonesome.

lone´some|ly, adverb.
lone´some|ness, noun.

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