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forlornly

adverb

Definition of forlornlynext
as in glumly

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Recent Examples of forlornly The shattered standing forlornly by the podium at the end of a draining tournament, hearts broken, bodies exhausted, having to watch as the opposition receive the reward that England were agonisingly close to. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026 Adaptations of the Odyssey are always fleshy affairs, with half-naked men lying happily or forlornly on beaches. — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026 War of the Worlds star Ice Cube now has another reason to stare forlornly at his computer. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026 One of the most affecting shots shows McCartney glancing forlornly at a seat beside him at the mixing desk. — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forlornly
  1. glumly
  2. morosely
  3. sullenly
  4. miserably
  5. dismally
  6. dejectedly
  7. gloomily
  8. despondently
Adverb
  • If exceeding delivery targets fails to spark a rally, meeting or slightly beating bottom-line earnings will likely be greeted glumly by Wall Street.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 20 July 2026
  • Three of the four arrived soberly dressed, one of them, Hodgkin, in a black suit, folded his arms and stared glumly ahead.
    — Robin Muir, Vogue, 12 June 2026
Definition of glumly
Adverb
  • Each visitor exists morosely within their own screen or box, like all of us in iPhone-land, yearning for that mystical love connection.
    — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of morosely
Adverb
  • The sis, played by Vicki Lawrence, contributes nothing to the laughs, she is forced to play her role either sullenly or brattishly.
    — Hank Grant, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The mother laughed, which made the girl slouched sullenly on her Icelandic glance back, and her mother brushed a hand over her face.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of sullenly
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  • The Cowboys’ roster revamp failed miserably in its debut against Tulsa.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • National Socialism failed miserably in Adolf Hitler’s National Socialist (Nazi) Germany.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of miserably
Adverb
  • As Business Insider‘s Joshua Nelken-Zitser quickly discovered, ChatGPT for Teens is failing pretty dismally at its goals at launch.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026
  • But for now, the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer remains at a dismally low 13%, according to the American Cancer Society.
    — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 12 May 2026
Definition of dismally
Adverb
  • The Manchester City star sat dejectedly on the bench after he was subbed out for Jorgen Strand Larsen in the second half of extra time.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • Camp Bravo could only watch dejectedly, finally on the beach to witness defeat up close.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Definition of dejectedly
Adverb
  • Museums abhor windows, so the building has all the approachability of a medieval keep, as gloomily defensive as the park is welcoming.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026
  • In Time Regained, the concluding volume of Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time, an older version of the narrator gloomily decides to attend a gathering at the Guermantes’ mansion.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
Definition of gloomily
Adverb
  • And in the film’s poignant final scene, Joe despondently plays his piano − only for Angela to sit beside him and start plunking along.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • The concept art and teaser trailer unveiled in 2024 depicted the toys looking on despondently as the child who owns the toys is engrossed in an activity on a tablet.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of despondently

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“Forlornly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forlornly. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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