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Definition of Desolately
1. Adverb. In grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects.
Definition of Desolately
1. adv. In a desolate manner.
Definition of Desolately
1. Adverb. In a desolate manner ¹
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Definition of Desolately
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Desolately
Literary usage of Desolately
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Royal Phraseological English-French, French-English Dictionary by John Charles Tarver (1845)
"desolately, adv. To be desolately miserable, être dans une misère désolant«.
To be desolately alone, être dan« un triste abandon—une solitude désolante. ..."
2. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1852)
"... and suggests the contrast between himself, the grim rugged puzzler over the
mysteries of human life, with his half-made book, ' hanging desolately under ..."
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