Engelsk adverb: hopelessly | |||
| 1. | hopelessly in a hopeless manner | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The papers were hopelessly jumbled. He is hopelessly romantic. | ||
| Overordnet anvendelse | colloquialism | ||
| 2. | hopelessly in a dispirited manner without hope | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances. | ||
| Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | dispiritedly | ||
| 3. | hopelessly without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He hung his head hopelessly. `I must die,' he said hopelessly. | ||
| Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | hopefully | ||