hopelessly
adverb
hope·less·ly
ˈhō-pləs-lē 
: in a hopeless manner
stared hopelessly out the window
—used especially as an intensifierhopelessly optimistic
They fell hopelessly in love.
… the formerly despised and hopelessly middle-class game of golf.—
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Though the city continues to be almost hopelessly car-centric, the extension of the D line is a huge step for those Angelenos willing to give the Metro a chance — and possibly save a lot of sitting in traffic at the same time.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 8 May 2026
Bad cotija is hopelessly bland, rubbery and ridiculously salty.
—Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Certain statutes explicitly appeal to what’s reasonable—exasperating those who find the standard hopelessly indeterminate.
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
But anyone who thinks that’s what CTU’s deal is about is hopelessly naive.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
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Pat Saperstein, Variety, 8 May 2026
Bad cotija is hopelessly bland, rubbery and ridiculously salty.
—Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
Certain statutes explicitly appeal to what’s reasonable—exasperating those who find the standard hopelessly indeterminate.
—Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
But anyone who thinks that’s what CTU’s deal is about is hopelessly naive.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Hopelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hopelessly. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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