lonesome

adj 1: being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the

lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine";

"an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example";

"a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck

in the sky" [syn: {lone(a)}, {lonesome(a)}, {only(a)},

{sole(a)}, {solitary(a)}]

2: marked by dejection from being alone; "felt sad and lonely";

"the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her

husband is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar" [syn:

{lonely}]