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Definition of Loneliest
1. lonely [adj] - See also: lonely
Lexicographical Neighbors of Loneliest
Literary usage of Loneliest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Shadows of the Trees: And Other Poems by Robert Burns Wilson (1898)
"... BETTER LIFE'S loneliest PATH TO TREAD BETTER life's loneliest path to tread,
With never a stay for the weary feet; Better gray hills and sky of lead, ..."
2. The Expositor edited by Samuel Cox, William Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt (1893)
"... chimerical theory that the favour of men, won by concession of principle, can
secure any permanent refuge in the time of direct and loneliest necessity. ..."
3. Apheila: And Other Poems by Julia Pleasants, Thomas Bibb Bradley (1854)
"When from the festive hall I hear The sounds of laughter gay and loud, Like
funeral bells they strike mine ear— I'm loneliest in a crowd. ..."
4. Our Country: West (1897)
"... The loneliest Place in the United States. My party of five white men and some
Yakutat Indians had landed, through the heavy surf of the great Pacific ..."
5. Island Song Lyrics Volume 6 by Larry W. Jones (2004)
"loneliest Man (05/04/2004) (song#2936) The loneliest man on the island is me The
loneliest man on the island is me And my heart isn't the only lonely part ..."