Today's Word "Forlorn"
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forlorn \for-LORN\ (adjective) - 1 : Sad or mournful as a result of a loss or deprivation of something. 2 : Deprived of something.
"The first time they saw little Agatha standing there meowing, forlorn, in the rain, they had to take her in."
From the past participle of Old English forleosan "to lose, forfeit" from for- + leosan "to lose." Akin to German verlieren "to lose" (past participle "verloren"), as well as Modern English "lose," and Greek luein "to loosen, release, untie." This adjective usually refers to appearance or feeling of deprivation, as "a forlorn expression on one's face" or "forlorn forest after the fire" rather than deprivation itself. Usage such as "forlorn of all hope," seldom occurs currently.