hopeless
adjective
providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate.
hopelessly
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a word derived from
hopeless.
Example Sentences
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These detractors, he said, "have no idea how hopelessly serious the crisis has become" for Okinawa's coral.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Standing beside her hospital bed, his mind drifts to Paris and to Penelope, the aspiring musician he married after falling hopelessly in love.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
It appeared a spent, hopelessly outclassed force whose time had come to an end.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
No matter how beautifully it played in England or how ambitiously it spent its money, the most glittering prize in club soccer remained hopelessly out of reach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Some societies seem hopelessly conservative, inward looking, and hostile to change.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
