hopelessly

adverb

hope·​less·​ly ˈhō-pləs-lē How to pronounce hopelessly (audio)
: in a hopeless manner
used especially as an intensifier
the formerly despised and hopelessly middle-class game of golfEjner Jensen

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Strain’s interpretation of Nordhaus is hopelessly half-baked. Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025 By the time order was restored, the site had been hopelessly compromised. Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 27 June 2025 And John Kennedy was hopelessly addicted to a panoply of dangerous drugs that many close to him thought affected his judgment but a complicit press corps kept it all under wraps. Mark R. Weaver, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025 The president has repeatedly suggested that FEMA is hopelessly flawed. Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for hopelessly

Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hopelessly was in 1616

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“Hopelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hopelessly. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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