The Clue
"___ George" Gobel (8 letter answer)
The Answer
LONESOME
Tags
Notes
The answer LONESOME is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
Related Clues
Desolate
Unfrequented
Adjective for Gobel
___ George Gobel
Missing companionship
In need of company
Stranded and sad
Wanting company
Desiring callers, perhaps
"The ___ Road," 1928 song
Without a friend in the world
Like the Blue Ridge pine
Definition
LONESOME as an adjective:
1. (lone, lonesome, only, sole, solitary) = being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky"
2. (lonely, lonesome) = marked by dejection from being alone; "felt sad and lonely"; "the loneliest night of the week"; "lonesome when her husband is away"; "spent a lonesome hour in the bar"