What does forlorn mean
Forlorn adjective (unlikely to succeed) [ before noun ] very unlikely to be achieved or to succeed:The forlorn man was so sad he thought about killing himself.Forlorn (marked by or showing hopelessness) context examples so he arose and trotted forlornly back to camp, pausing once, and twice, to sit down and whimper and to listen to the call that still sounded in the depths of the forest.She yielded more easily in the dream than she ever had in real life.Want to thank tfd for its existence?
'a forlorn attempt to escape'.It originally described a group of soldiers who would attack first, before anyone else.She cherished the forlorn hope that he was still living.When we visit the nursing home, we try to spend extra time with all of the forlorn senior citizens.People living in forlorn shacks.
Because they were the first into battle, they had little chance of surviving.What does desolate mean in english;She appeared on daytime tv in a forlorn attempt to persuade the public of her innocence.Definitions of forlorn adjective marked by or showing hopelessnessTheir only hope now is that the outside world will intervene but it is an increasingly forlorn hope.
Suggesting or characterized by sadness or loneliness:
