a. | 1. | Deserted; abandoned; lost. | |||
2. | Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched; miserable; almost hopeless; desperate.
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n. | 1. | A lost, forsaken, or solitary person. | |||
2. | A forlorn hope; a vanguard. |
Adj. | 1. | forlorn - pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment; "desolate and despairing"; "left forlorn" |
2. | forlorn - marked by or showing hopelessness; "the last forlorn attempt"; "a forlorn cause" |