Hopelessly - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈhəʊpləslɪ|  American pronunciation of the word hopelessly
Brit.  |ˈhəʊpləslɪ|  British pronunciation of the word hopelessly

adverb

- in a hopeless manner
the papers were hopelessly jumbled
he is hopelessly romantic
- in a dispirited manner without hope
- without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success
he hung his head hopelessly
'I must die,' he said hopelessly

Extra examples

We found ourselves hopelessly outnumbered by the enemy.

She felt hopelessly confused.

I was trying to find the museum, but I got hopelessly lost.

'When will I see you again?' he asked hopelessly.

He was hopelessly in love with Miss Cameron.

'I must die,' he said hopelessly

...the extension cords were hopelessly knotted together...

...those who are hopelessly unhip have little chance of making past the club's gatekeeper and his velvet rope...

...thinking we were hopelessly lost, we were heartened by the sight of a familiar farmhouse...

...the composer's masterpiece has been hopelessly vulgarized by its use in countless TV commercials...

...the inexperienced babysitter turned out to be a well-meaning but hopelessly incompetent watcher of young children...

The peasant soon glided hopelessly into debt.

The two offenders were hopelessly unrepentant.

Sandra was hopelessly impractical around the house.

She was hopelessly miscast in her last film.

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