lanely

/ˈleɪnli/
adjective
  1. Lonely; feeling or showing sadness because of being alone.
    • The old man felt lanely after his wife passed away.
    • It was a lanely evening with no one to talk to.
    • She gave a lanely sigh as she watched the couples walk by.
  2. Desolate or uninhabited; without people or activity.
    • They drove through a lanely stretch of desert highway.
    • The lanely house stood abandoned at the edge of the forest.
    • The lanely beach stretched for miles with no footprints in the sand.
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