hopelessly
adverb
hope·less·ly ˈhō-pləs-lē 
: in a hopeless manner
—used especially as an intensifier
stared hopelessly out the window
hopelessly optimistic
They fell hopelessly in love.
… the formerly despised and hopelessly middle-class game of golf.—
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Trump made the ayatollahs sound risibly inept and hopelessly out of touch. —Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026 Instead, the sixteen-year-old Godard fell hopelessly in love with movies, at the expense of his studies. —Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026 This is all the more fun for him given that Tom and Jessie, both Jewish, appear to him hopelessly compromised. —Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026 The closer their driver got to the Flames’ home rink, the worse the traffic got until they were hopelessly stuck in gridlock still several blocks from the arena. —Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hopelessly
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Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026 Instead, the sixteen-year-old Godard fell hopelessly in love with movies, at the expense of his studies. —Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026 This is all the more fun for him given that Tom and Jessie, both Jewish, appear to him hopelessly compromised. —Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026 The closer their driver got to the Flames’ home rink, the worse the traffic got until they were hopelessly stuck in gridlock still several blocks from the arena. —Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hopelessly
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“Hopelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/hopelessly. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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