hopelessly
Syllables: hope·less·ly/ˈhəʊplɪsli/US/ˈhoʊplɪsli/
hopelessly adverb: in a manner showing no hope.
Adverb
hopelessly (comparative more hopelessly, superlative most hopelessly)
- In a manner showing no hope
- The whole covey of victims was thus netted; the household ruin was thus full and orbicular; and in that proportion the tendency of men and women, flutter as they might, would be helplessly and hopelessly to sink into the all-conquering hands of the mighty murderer.1854, Thomas De Quincey, “On Murder, Considered as One of the Fine Arts. Postscript.”, in Miscellanies (De Quincey’s Works; IV), London: James Hogg & Sons, →OCLC, page 76
- Crouch had earlier hopelessly miskicked an excellent volleyed chance from eight yards out after a delightful Pennant cross.2011 October 15, Owen Phillips, “Stoke 2 - 0 Fulham”, in BBC Sport
hopelessly meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
hopelessly in Tamil
- நம்பிக்கையில்லாது
hopelessly in Urdu
- مایوسانہ
hopelessly in Malayalam
- in distress, despairingly, in despair
- ആശയറ്റ്, പ്രതീക്ഷയറ്റ്, ഹതാശനായി, സംതപ്തനായി, തീവ്രനെെരാശ്യത്തോടെ, നിരാശാതപ്തമായി
- completely, utterly, irretrievably
- ആശയ്ക്കു വകയില്ലാത്തവണ്ണം, തികച്ചും, സർവ്വഥാ, അശേഷമായി, തീർത്തും, പരിപൂർണ്ണമായി
Examples of hopelessly in a sentence
- Ruth's overwhelming sweetness made Robert forget about his hopelessly low school grades.
- These roads are hopelessly jammed with cars and mobile homes during holidays.
- He's hopelessly oblivious, always forgetting his appointments.
Forms of hopelessly
| comparative | more hopelessly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most hopelessly |
Origin of hopelessly
From hopeless + -ly.
Questions about hopelessly
- What does hopelessly mean?
- Hopelessly means in a manner showing no hope.
- What is hopelessly in Tamil?
- Hopelessly in Tamil is நம்பிக்கையில்லாது. See Hopelessly meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hopelessly?
- Hopelessly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce hopelessly?
- Hopelessly is pronounced /ˈhoʊplɪsli/ (US).
Words near hopelessly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hopelessly (page history and authors); hopelessly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hopelessly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hopelessly (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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