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Definition of Forlorn
1. Adjective. Marked by or showing hopelessness. "A forlorn cause"
Definition of Forlorn
1. a. Deserted; abandoned; lost.
2. n. A lost, forsaken, or solitary person.
Definition of Forlorn
1. Verb. (obsolete) (past participle of forlese) ¹
2. Adjective. abandoned, left behind, deserted ¹
3. Adjective. miserable, as when lonely being abandoned. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Forlorn
1. dreary [adj -LORNER, -LORNEST] - See also: dreary
Medical Definition of Forlorn
1. 1. Deserted abandoned; lost. "Of fortune and of hope at once forlorn." (Spenser) "Some say that ravens foster forlorn children." (Shak) 2. Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched; miserable; almost hopeless; desperate. "For here forlorn and lost I tread." (Goldsmith) "The condition of the besieged in the mean time was forlorn in the extreme." (Prescott) "She cherished the forlorn hope that he was still living." (Thomson) A forlorn hope [D. Verloren hoop, prop, a lost band or troop; verloren, p.p. Of verliezen to lose + hoop band; akin to E. Heap. See For-, and Heap. A body of men (called in F. Enfants perdus, in G. Verloren posten) selected, usually from volunteers, to attempt a breach, scale the wall of a fortress, or perform other extraordinarily perilous service; also, a desperate case or enterprise. Synonym: Destitute, lost, abandoned, forsaken, solitary, helpless, friendless, hopeless, abject, wretched, miserable, pitiable. Origin: OE, p.p. Of forlesen to lose utterly, AS. Forleosan (p.p. Forloren); pref. For- + leosan (in comp) to lose; cf. D. Verliezen to lose, G. Verlieren, Sw. Forlora, Dan. Forloren, Goth. Fraliusan to lose. See For-, and Lorn, Lose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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