lonely
/ˈloʊnli/ adjective A1- Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
- Unfrequented by people; desolate.
- Without companions; solitary.
Comparative lonelier · Superlative loneliest
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I wonder if I shall ever see you any more!” And here poor Alice began to cry again, for she felt very lonely and low-spirited.
They had not gone far before they saw the Mock Turtle in the distance, sitting sad and lonely on a little ledge of rock, and, as they came nearer, Alice could hear him sighing as if his heart would break.
I was on my way to dine all by my lonely self when you came tumbling around the corner.
It is lonely dining all by one’s self.
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