Definition of Hopelessly

1. Adverb. In a hopeless manner. "He is hopelessly romantic"

Language type: Colloquialism
Partainyms: Hopeless

2. Adverb. In a dispirited manner without hope. "The first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances"
Exact synonyms: Dispiritedly
Partainyms: Dispirited, Hopeless

3. Adverb. Without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success. "`I must die,' he said hopelessly"
Antonyms: Hopefully
Partainyms: Hopeless

Definition of Hopelessly

1. [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hopelessly

hopdogs
hope
hope
hoped
hoped-for
hopeful
hopefully
hopefulness
hopefulnesses
hopefuls
Hopeh
Hopei
hopeite
hopeless
hopeless
hopelessly (current term)
hopelessness
hopelessnesses
hoper
hopers
hopes
hope chest
hophead
hopheads
Hopi
hoping
hopingly
Hopkins
Hopkinson
hoplite

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