Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a hopeless manner; without hope; utterly; irretrievably.
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- adverb In a manner showing no
hope
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a dispirited manner without hope
- adverb in a hopeless manner
- adverb without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success
Etymologies
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Examples
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IT WAS SO PATHETIC! but that's what you call hopelessly romantic?
old notes and old loves freakymandy 2004
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For who would use a term hopelessly tinged with religious dogmas and prejudices in order to refer to what is more accurately described as ignorance, fear, illness, or pathology?
Everyday Citizen 2010
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Republicans want to repeal what they call a hopelessly flawed plan.
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Republicans want to repeal what they call a hopelessly flawed plan.
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As with every spring, the rains fall, the sun shines, and I remain hopelessly inept as a gardener.
Boing Boing 2009
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As I've often said about Orson Scott Bigot, it continues to astound me that a field so dedicated to open minds continues to attract so many folks whose minds remain hopelessly closed ... and proudly so, at that!
TOC: The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF edited by Mike Ashley 2009
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Marketers remain hopelessly devoted to the medium.
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Again, though, I was a young, idealistic socialist who wanted all of my favorite bands to remain hopelessly independent of the corporate labels.
Eef's Bitter Honey 2006
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In the same localities with the Bloodroot, though some days later, grows the Dog-Tooth Violet, -- a name hopelessly inappropriate, but likely never to be changed.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 Various
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The time of his birth is very, -- Spiegel says "hopelessly" -- dark.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 04 Georg Ebers 1867
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