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desolate [ˈdesələt] ADJ

desolation [ˌdesəˈleɪʃn] N no pl

1. desolation (barrenness):

2. desolation (sadness):

absolutely ADV

definitely ADV

isolated ADJ

1. isolated (remote):

isolado(-a)

2. isolated (lonely):

lately ADV (recently)

stately [ˈsteɪtli] ADJ

isolate [ˈaɪsəleɪt] VB trans

resolute [ˈrezəluːt] ADJ

deliberately ADV

privately ADV

1. privately (in private):

2. privately (secretly):

ultimately ADV

1. ultimately (in the end):

2. ultimately (fundamentally):

completely ADV

isolation [ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃn] N no pl

1. isolation (separation):

2. isolation (loneliness):

relatively ADV

resolved ADJ

desecrate [ˈdesɪkreɪt] VB trans

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
This unexpected second life is often desolately lonely but it doesn't have to be.
www.newsandstar.co.uk
A light breeze riddled with fine salt crystals washes over the desolately beautiful landscape, scattering dust across the desert and howling through the bone- dry wadis.
www.stuff.co.nz
Vrs left the prison in 1956 after that he lived desolately and poorly.
en.wikipedia.org
A pale, waif-like girl stares miserably out at the viewer, whilst next to her a young boy desolately buries his head in his hands.
www.paulfrasercollectibles.com
Ghost could be heard baying desolately.
www.theage.com.au
Instead, we sit in the sticky darkness, straining to look out at the salt flats that stretch desolately for miles around.
www.telegraph.co.uk

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