lonely-hearted
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See also: lonelyhearted
English
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[edit]lonely-hearted (comparative more lonely-hearted, superlative most lonely-hearted)
- Yearning for affection and companionship.
- 2014, Lonely Planet, Best Place to be Today: 365 Things to do & the Perfect Day to do Them, →ISBN:
- The Matchmaking Festival provided social events for these lonely-hearted pilgrims, and allowed local personages to keep undesirables away from their daughters.
- 1863, Charles Kingsley, The Water-Babies:
- But, instead, she only took him up and kissed him, which was not quite pleasant, for her chin was very bristly indeed; but he was so lonely-hearted, he thought that rough kissing was better than none.