— lonelily , adv. — loneliness, lonelihood , n.
/lohn"lee/ , adj., lonelier, loneliest .
1. affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
2. destitute of sympathetic or friendly companionship, intercourse, support, etc.: a lonely exile.
3. lone; solitary; without company; companionless.
4. remote from places of human habitation; desolate; unfrequented; bleak: a lonely road.
5. standing apart; isolated: a lonely tower.
[ 1600-10; LONE + -LY ]
Syn. 1. See alone. 4. uninhabited, unpopulated. 5. secluded.