HOPELESSLY

hopelessly

(adverb) without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success; “he hung his head hopelessly”; “‘I must die,’ he said hopelessly”

hopelessly

(adverb) in a hopeless manner; “the papers were hopelessly jumbled”; “he is hopelessly romantic”

dispiritedly, hopelessly

(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

hopelessly (comparative more hopelessly, superlative most hopelessly)

In a manner showing no hope

Source: Wiktionary


HOPELESS

Hope"less, a.

1. Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing. I am a woman, friendless, hopeless. Shak.

2. Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate; as, a hopeless cause. The hopelessword of "never to return" Breathe I against thee, upon pain of life. Shak.

3. Unhoped for; despaired of. [Obs.] Marston.

– Hope"less*ly, adv.

– Hope"less*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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