unhopefully
- a word derived from hopeful.
Example Sentences
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Taxi drivers hung unhopefully around the watermelon stands.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2019
The pursuer took the road again, rather unhopefully.
From The Grafters by Lynde, Francis
"Must we read the chapters?" said Hugh John, unhopefully.
From Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North by Scott, Walter, Sir
As he crossed the filled-in meadows he poked unhopefully at the soil here and there, but nothing came of it.
From Mike Flannery On Duty and Off by Butler, Ellis Parker
For a' that, the root o' the maitter's in 'im,' said Janet, not unhopefully.
From International Short Stories English by Various
