desolately

ˈdɛsələtli

Definition

Definition of desolately - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

emotionin a manner that shows great sadness or loneliness

He walked desolately through the empty streets after the news.

mournfully

sorrowfully

physical environmentin a way that appears empty or abandoned

The town lay desolately under the grey sky.

barrenness

bleakly

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Origin of desolately

Latin, desolatus (abandoned) + -ly (adverbial suffix)

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bleakly

adv.

desolately

in a way that appears cold or desolate

Examples of desolately in a sentence

The dog sat desolately by the door.
The house stood desolately at the end of the street.
Desolately, the playground awaited the return of children.

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French:tristement, désolément, ...
German:einsam, verlassen, ...
Italian:desolatamente, ...
Spanish:desoladamente, ...
Portuguese:tristemente, ...
Chinese:悲伤地, 荒凉地, ...
Japanese:寂しそうに, 荒涼と, ...
Arabic:بِحُزْنٍ شَدِيد, بِشَكْل مُقْفِر, ...
Hebrew:בְּבַדִּידוּת, בְּצוּרָה נְטוּשָׁה, ...
Russian:безутешно, пустынно, ...
Ukrainian:сумно, пусткою, ...
Hindi:उदासीनता से, सूना, ...
Bengali:বিষণ্ণভাবে, খালি পড়ে, ...
Catalan:desoladament, de manera desolada, ...
Czech:sklíčeně, pustě, ...
Danish:fortvivlet, ødt, ...
Dutch:troosteloos, desolaat, ...
Greek:απελπισμένα, έρημα, ...
Hungarian:vigasztalanul, siváran, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងសោកសៅ, យ៉ាងស្ងាត់ជ្រងំ, ...
Korean:쓸쓸하게, 황량하게, ...
Persian:با اندوه, به طور متروک, ...
Polish:smutno, pustynnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):tristemente, ...
Romanian:trist, pustiu, ...
Swedish:sorgset, övergivet, ...
Thai:อย่างเศร้าโศก, อย่างว่างเปล่า, ...
Turkish:üzgün bir şekilde, ıssızca, ...
Vietnamese:một cách buồn bã, trơ trọi, ...

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