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TOPIK 3adjective

쓸쓸하다

sseulsseulhada

쓸쓸해요 · 쓸쓸했어요 · 쓸쓸한 (+noun)

lonely, desolate, bleak

Example

혼자 저녁을 먹으면 좀 쓸쓸해요.

It feels a bit lonely when I eat dinner alone.

Good to know

외롭다 is about missing people; 쓸쓸하다 also describes empty, bleak places or late autumn.