hopelessly

adverb

hope·​less·​ly ˈhō-pləs-lē 

: in a hopeless manner

stared hopelessly out the window

—used especially as an intensifier

hopelessly optimistic

They fell hopelessly in love.

… the formerly despised and hopelessly middle-class game of golf.

—Ejner Jensen

Examples of hopelessly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And even with the game hopelessly out of reach, the Gators kept fighting, forcing a fourth-quarter fumble that Myles Graham returned 42 yards to help set up UF’s only touchdown. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026

Google seemed hopelessly far behind, while Meta, despite spending billions to revive its floundering AI ambitions, had yet to establish itself as a serious contender. — Robert Hart, The Verge, 14 Oct. 2026

Perhaps Michael Scott, the hopelessly inappropriate and often offensive lead character of the sitcom The Office, would have loved ancient Greece. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026

If California is the best state to eat in the country, and if, like me, your brain is hopelessly food-wired, this makes California arguably the best place to live among these United States. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined above