forlornly

• Adverbe signifiant d'une manière triste, solitaire ou désespérée. Décrit une action accomplie avec un sentiment de tristesse, d'abandon ou de désespoir.

An adverb meaning 'in a pitiful, lonely, or desperate manner.' It describes an action performed with a sense of sadness, abandonment, or hopelessness.

1. In a sad and lonely wayB2formal

   Acting in a manner that shows sadness, loneliness, or hopelessness.

   d'une manière triste et solitaire

   • He stood forlornly at the bus stop, watching the rain fall.
   • She looked forlornly out the window, waiting for a call.
   • The dog sat forlornly by the door after its owner left.

   Synonymesdejectedlydespondentlydisconsolatelydolefullyhopelesslymiserablymournfullysadlysorrowfullywoefullywretchedly

   Antonymescheerfullyhopefullyjoyfullyoptimistically