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lonesome

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adj/ˈləʊnsəm//ˈloʊnsəm/
  1. 1

    Unhappy due to being alone; lonely.

    • 'Where'er the sun shakes out his spears, and the lonesome waters mirror up the moon, where'er storms roll [...] there shall thy power pass and thy dominion find a home.'
noun/ˈləʊnsəm//ˈloʊnsəm/
  1. 1

    Oneself alone.informal

    • I sat and watched the cars pass all by my lonesome.

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