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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Lonely

/lōn'-lē/ · Lone·ly · IPA /ˈloʊnli/
01 a. Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell.
  1. 1.
    Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired; as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell.
  2. 2.
    Alone, or in want of company; forsaken.
    “To the misled and lonely traveler.” Milton.
  3. 3.
    Not frequented by human beings; as, a lonely wood.
  4. 4.
    Having a feeling of depression or sadness resulting from the consciousness of being alone; lonesome.
    “I am very often alone. I don't mean I am lonely.” — H. James.