What does forlornly mean?
Forlornly means In a forlorn manner..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a forlorn manner..
Her arms lay on the table in front of her, her head rested on them, with her hair straying over the littered pages of the novel. She was weeping forlornly, steadily.
Use forlornly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Forlornly means In a forlorn manner..
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Her arms lay on the table in front of her, her head rested on them, with her hair straying over the littered pages of the novel. She was weeping forlornly, steadily.
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