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Definition lonesome in American English

lonesome adjective

adjective
/ˈloʊnsəm/
1

unhappy because you are alone or because you have no friends

Example

I'd never felt so lonesome.

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2

a lonesome place is far from where people live, and not many people go there

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Definition lonesome in American English