forlorn.html - adj.
1 sad and abandoned or lonely.
2 in a pitiful state; of wretched appearance.
3 desperate, hopeless, forsaken.

forlorn hope 1 a faint remaining hope or chance.
2 a desperate enterprise.

forlornly adv. forlornness n. [past part. of obs. forlese f. OE forleosan (as FOR-, LOSE): forlorn hope f. Du. verloren hoop lost troop, orig. of a storming-party etc.]

forlorn.html - adj.
1 sad and abandoned or lonely.
2 in a pitiful state; of wretched appearance.
3 desperate, hopeless, forsaken.

forlorn hope 1 a faint remaining hope or chance.
2 a desperate enterprise.

forlornly adv. forlornness n. [past part. of obs. forlese f. OE forleosan (as FOR-, LOSE): forlorn hope f. Du. verloren hoop lost troop, orig. of a storming-party etc.]

forlorn.html - adj.
1 sad and abandoned or lonely.
2 in a pitiful state; of wretched appearance.
3 desperate, hopeless, forsaken.

forlorn hope 1 a faint remaining hope or chance.
2 a desperate enterprise.

forlornly adv. forlornness n. [past part. of obs. forlese f. OE forleosan (as FOR-, LOSE): forlorn hope f. Du. verloren hoop lost troop, orig. of a storming-party etc.]

forlorn.html - {adv. phr.} 1. Without doubt; certainly; surely. * /He couldn't tell for sure from a distance whether it was George or Tom./ * /He didn't know for certain which bus to take./ * /I know for certain that he has a car./ 2. {slang} Certain. * /"That car is smashed so badly it's no good any more." "That's for sure!"/ Compare: SURE THING.

forlorn.html - Permanently, forever, for always. * /The lost money was gone for good./ * /He hoped that the repairs would stop the leak for good./ * /When John graduated from school, he decided that he was done with study for good and all./ Syn.: FOR KEEPS(2).

forlorn.html - {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not practice or play; earnest, real, serious. * /The war games were over now. This battle was for real./