lonely (s)
lonesome (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def marked by dejection from being alone
examples felt sad and lonely
the loneliest night of the week
lonesome when her husband is away
spent a lonesome hour in the bar
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Derivationally related form lonely → loneliness
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Derivationally related form loneliness → lonely

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