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Webster 1913 Edition
Lonely
Lone′ly
,Adj.
[
Com
par.
Lonelier
; sup
erl.
Loneliest
.] [Shortened fr.
alonely
.] 1.
Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired;
as, a
lonely
situation; a lonely
cell.2.
Alone, or in want of company; forsaken.
To the misled and
lonely
traveler. Milton.
3.
Not frequented by human beings;
as, a
. lonely
wood4.
Having a feeling of depression or sadness resulting from the consciousness of being alone; lonesome.
Syn. – Solitary; lone; lonesome; retired; unfrequented; sequestered; secluded.
Webster 1828 Edition
Lonely
LO'NELY
, a.1.
Solitary; retired; sequestered from company or neighbors; as a lonely situation; a lonely cell.2.
Solitary; as the lonely traveler.3.
Addicted to solitude or seclusion from company.