desolately

1. 1.

   in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects

   Synonymsdisconsolately

Questions about desolately

What does desolately mean?

desolately means "in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects".

How many syllables are in desolately?

desolately has 5 syllables: de-so-la-te-ly. The stress falls on "la".

What is another word for desolately?

Close synonyms include disconsolately. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is desolately a common word?

desolately is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.