hopelessly
adverb
hope·less·ly
ˈhō-pləs-lē 
: in a hopeless manner
—used especially as an intensifier
the formerly despised and hopelessly middle-class game of golf—
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The only way a tank is even considered is if the Heat are hopelessly out of the playoff race at midseason, which would be hard to fathom considering that bottomless pit that is the bottom of the Eastern Conference.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2024
If Veep, another very online darling, existed to take down our hopelessly mercenary office-seeking class, Hacks is merely funny.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 July 2024
Meanwhile, the state crime lab was hopelessly backed up.
—Susan Spencer, CBS News, 6 July 2024
Even the most compelling ideas about fostering peace, democracy, and development will soon look foolish and hopelessly out of style.
—Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2012
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2024
If Veep, another very online darling, existed to take down our hopelessly mercenary office-seeking class, Hacks is merely funny.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 July 2024
Meanwhile, the state crime lab was hopelessly backed up.
—Susan Spencer, CBS News, 6 July 2024
Even the most compelling ideas about fostering peace, democracy, and development will soon look foolish and hopelessly out of style.
—Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2012
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“Hopelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hopelessly. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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