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 truth is that the agency is hopelessly understaffed, and has been for years.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
AlphaFold’s impact may have been broad enough to win its creators a Nobel Prize, but in the world of AI, it is seen as almost hopelessly narrow.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the rebellious young Jim Hopper, the son of the town police chief, can’t seem to do anything right; the spunky Joyce Maldonado just wants to graduate and leave town, stat (but still has a thing for bad boys); and the tech nerd Bob is hopelessly in love with her.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The end result is a party that looks totally inept and hopelessly out of touch.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
AlphaFold’s impact may have been broad enough to win its creators a Nobel Prize, but in the world of AI, it is seen as almost hopelessly narrow.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, the rebellious young Jim Hopper, the son of the town police chief, can’t seem to do anything right; the spunky Joyce Maldonado just wants to graduate and leave town, stat (but still has a thing for bad boys); and the tech nerd Bob is hopelessly in love with her.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The end result is a party that looks totally inept and hopelessly out of touch.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Hopelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hopelessly. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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