DESPAIRFUL

Etymology

Adjective

despairful (comparative more despairful, superlative most despairful)

Characterised by despair; hopeless.

Source: Wiktionary


De*spair"ful, a.

Definition: Hopeless. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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