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lonelier vs more lonely

Both 'lonelier' and 'more lonely' are correct comparatives of the adjective 'lonely.' 'Lonelier' is more commonly used and considered more natural in English. However, 'more lonely' is also grammatically correct and can be used in formal or literary contexts.

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lonelier

This is a correct form of the comparative adjective 'lonely.'

It is used to compare the degree of loneliness between two things or people.

Examples:

She felt lonelier after her best friend moved away.
The old man seemed lonelier than ever in his empty house.

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This is lonelier than a Kennedy family reunion.
You are, in your own way, Marcus, a lonelier man than me.
Living with somebody you love can be... ...lonelier than living entirely alone... ...when the one you love doesn't love you.
Romantic or exotic where I'm going to be even lonelier.
You honestly think I'm lonelier than you?
When I had my surgery, I felt lonelier than ever before.
Who is lonelier than the men in the Party when they rule?
While you were lying here soaking like a bunch of dirty dishes, I was lonelier than Estes Kefauver at a meeting of Murder Incorporated!
Listening to those sad stories would probably just make me - even lonelier.
The primary school will be a bit lonelier...
'Deep down, the young are lonelier than the old.
And lonelier still when Tetsu leaves.
Honestly, I think I'm lonelier in my real life than out here.
Living with a woman who can't love you back... way lonelier than being alone.
I thought: she is even lonelier than me.
There's nothing lonelier than watching the man you love slowly die.
I don't know, but I ordered him a beer, and now it's just sitting there looking lonelier than Alan Rickman's answering machine.
I was lonelier there with all them people around... than I ever was out here by myself.
I was lonelier, when I was with you.
You are just about to get lonelier.

Alternatives:

more lonely
less lonely
lonelier than
lonelier and lonelier
lonelier still

more lonely

This is a correct form of the comparative adjective 'lonely.'

It is used to compare the degree of loneliness between two things or people, especially in formal or literary contexts.

Examples:

The deserted island felt more lonely than she had imagined.
He grew more lonely as the days passed.

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The hermit felt more lonely when he was out in the world... Alex!
If you left, and I thought so, I would feel I feel even more lonely than before.
We'll all be more lonely now.
So I realize that sometimes I'm more lonely when he's here than when he's not here.
But that only leaves her feeling more lonely and unloved.
No more lonely nights for these two lucky people
Look, I may be queen, but I'm more lonely and bored than I was when I lived in Brooklyn.
I'm no more lonely since I've met him.
Can you imagine anything more lonely than death?
And more lonely and more unhappy.
Is there anything more lonely than that?
I figured I was probably more lonely in the relationship than I was out.
If we're not able to be alone, we're going to be more lonely.
What could be more lonely than to be enveloped in silence, to be the last of your people to speak your language, to have no way to pass on the wisdom of the ancestors or anticipate the promise of the children?

Alternatives:

lonelier
less lonely
lonelier than
lonelier and lonelier
lonelier still

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