adjective
- most lonely, forsaken, or desolate; superlative form of lorn
Usage: archaic or poetic; chiefly literary
Examples
- The lornest figure stood at the edge of the cliff, gazing out at the empty sea.
- In the lornest corner of the abandoned mansion, dust gathered on forgotten furniture.
- She felt the lornest she had ever been after everyone left the party.
- The lornest souls in the story were those who had lost all hope.
- That lornest stretch of highway seemed to go on forever without a single car.