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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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
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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
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“Hopelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hopelessly. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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