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lonesome

adjective as in forlorn, friendless

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A quarter century later, Duvall has reteamed with Lonesome Dove screenwriter William D. Witliff for A Night in Old Mexico.

Many view the Duvall-starring miniseries, Lonesome Dove, as one of the greatest westerns ever.

It's a blog in search of lonesome, twangy music that sounds old even if it isn't.

Many of your books, from Lonesome Dove to Horseman, Pass By, have been adapted for the screen.

It only affected what I chose to write afterwards in terms of the other three books in the Lonesome Dove tetralogy.

But there was nothing in the trough to eat, as yet, and the box seemed quite lonesome, for Squinty was all alone.

The little comical pig was rather lonesome after Slicko had left him, but he was no longer hungry, thanks to the acorns.

The sequestered spot, a seat beneath a plane tree, with a lonesome arc-lamp shining full upon it, was occupied.

I would not like to live in such a lonesome place, and old Rushmere, the only man on the premises of a night.

But after a while everything seemed still, and Fleetfoot began to feel lonesome.

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On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to lonesome, such as: deserted, desolate, homesick, isolated, lonely, and alone.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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