1 adjective lonely, isolateddearóil adj1 c m uainnis adj1 c m utruacánta adj3 c m uit had a forlorn appearancebhí cuma dhearóil air, bhí droch-chuma amach aira forlorn placeáit dhearóil, áit thréigthe, áit chaillte2 adjective desperate, unsuccessfulit was a forlorn attemptiarracht in aisce a bhí annthis hope was to prove forlorndóchas bréige a bhí ann