Dictionary Definition
hopelessly adv
1 in a hopeless manner; "the papers were
hopelessly jumbled"; "he is hopelessly romantic"
2 in a dispirited manner without hope; "the first
Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran
dispiritedly for five performances" [syn: dispiritedly]
3 without hope; desperate because there seems no
possibility of comfort or success; "he hung his head hopelessly";
"`I must die,' he said hopelessly" [ant: hopefully]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adverb
- In a manner showing no hope