forlornly

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   in a forlorn manner

   a single chicken was scratching forlornly in the yard

2. 2
   adv

   In a forlorn manner.

   Her arms lay on the table in front of her, her head rested on them, with her hair straying over the littered pages of the novel. She was weeping forlornly, steadily.

Etymology

From forlorn + -ly.