lornly

English

Etymology

From lorn +‎ -ly.

Adverb

lornly (comparative more lornly, superlative most lornly)

1. In a forlorn manner.
   • 1984, Norman Spinrad, The Void Captain's tale, page 86:

     "Ach, mein pauvre Genro," she said lornly. "Words there are not. You seek truly, but you know not what. You seek what I have found, but where I go, you cannot."

   • 2008, Amy A. Kass, Giving well, doing good: readings for thoughtful philanthropists, page 136:

     My 25-year-old heart felt a happy pride in reflecting that I had been chosen to preside in one of the noblest traditions of the House in which, a humble assistant, I was wandering lornly among wealthy invalids.

   • 2010, Kate Simons, The Leprous Man: A Psychoanalytical Investigation Into Stephen Donaldson's Fantasy Novels, →ISBN, page 66:

     He saw himself reflected in Mhoram's eyes, saw himself standing lornly with what he had lost written in his face.