US /ˈloʊnlɪli/ UK /ˈləʊnlɪli/
adv

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in a lonely manner

    She walked lonelily along the deserted shore.

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Synonyms
1 adv · in a lonely manner solitarilyforlornlydesolately
Word family
Related forms lonelyloneloneliness

Etymology

An adverb formed from lonely (from lone + -ly) + the adverbial suffix -ly. Ultimately from Old English āna ('one, alone').

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