Adverb: hopelessly howp-lus-lee
- Without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success
"he hung his head hopelessly"; "‘I must die,’ he said hopelessly"
- In a hopeless manner
"the papers were hopelessly jumbled"; "he is hopelessly romantic"
- In a dispirited manner without hope
"the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran hopelessly for five performances";
- dispiritedly
Antonym: hopefully
Encyclopedia: Hopelessly