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hopelessly
adverb
without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success
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ˈhoʊplɪsli
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adverb
without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success
“he hung his head hopelessly”
adverb
in a hopeless manner
“the papers were hopelessly jumbled”
adverb
in a dispirited manner without hope
“the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
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he hung his head hopelessly
‘I must die,’ he said hopelessly
the papers were hopelessly jumbled
he is hopelessly romantic
the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances
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