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Definition
sad, hopeless, pitiful and/or abandoned
- RUTH stands with her face covered with her hands; BENEATHA leans forlornly against a wall, fingering a piece of red ribbon from the mother's gift.2.3 — Act 2, Scene 3 (97% in)
- RUTH comes in forlornly and pulls off her coat with dejection.1.2 — Act 1, Scene 2 (16% in)
There are no more uses of "forlorn" in A Raisin in the Sun.
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