English dictionary
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English adverb: hopelessly | |||
| 1. | hopelessly in a hopeless manner | ||
| Samples | The papers were hopelessly jumbled. He is hopelessly romantic. | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| 2. | hopelessly in a dispirited manner without hope | ||
| Samples | The first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances. | ||
| Synonyms | dispiritedly | ||
| 3. | hopelessly without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success | ||
| Samples | He hung his head hopelessly. `I must die,' he said hopelessly. | ||
| Antonyms | hopefully | ||
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