Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lornly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lorn-ly
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a forlorn manner.

Example Sentences

""Ach, mein pauvre Genro," she said lornly. "Words there are not. You seek truly, but you know not what. You seek what I have found, but where I go, you cannot.""
"My 25-year-old heart felt a happy pride in reflecting that I had been chosen to preside in one of the noblest traditions of the House in which, a humble assistant, I was wandering lornly among wealthy invalids."
"He saw himself reflected in Mhoram's eyes, saw himself standing lornly with what he had lost written in his face."

Etymology

Etymology tree English lorn Middle English -ly English -ly English lornly From lorn + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more lornly (comparative) most lornly (superlative)

Questions

What does lornly mean?: In a forlorn manner.
Where does lornly come from?: Etymology tree English lorn Middle English -ly English -ly English lornly From lorn + -ly.

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