Both Uses of
desolate
in
The House of Mirth
- Even the desolating dulness of New York in October, and the soapy discomforts of Mrs. Peniston's interior, seemed preferable to what might await her at Bellomont; and with an air of heroic devotion she announced her intention of remaining with her aunt till the holidays.†
Chpt 1.9
- She was exhausted by the reaction of a night without sleep, coming after many nights of rest artificially obtained; and in the distorting light of fatigue the future stretched out before her grey, interminable and desolate.†
Chpt 2.11 *
Definition:
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(desolate as in: felt desolate) sad or miserable--and often lonely