hopelessly

[US]/ˈhəʊplɪslɪ/
[UK]/'hoplɪsli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a state of despair, without hope, completely (emphasizing)

Example Sentences

the campaign was hopelessly disorganized.

the cancer is hopelessly advanced.

our whole approach is hopelessly unscientific.

everything in her wardrobe must be hopelessly out of date.

the public prosecutor's offices are hopelessly undermanned.

My children are hopelessly addicted to television.

The amount of his remarks is that we are hopelessly beaten.

she was so shrewd in some ways, but hopelessly unworldly in others.

I had visions of us getting hopelessly lost.

My legs got hopelessly tangled in the rope.

He was hopelessly impractical when it came to planning new projects.

he was presented first of all as a hopelessly unqualified candidate and, secondly, as an extremist.

She never gets anywhere on time. She’s hopelessly disorganized.

The fishing lines had become hopelessly entangled.

She’s hopelessly headstrong; she always gets up against people around her.

Real-world Examples

Harry glanced at Ron, who looked back hopelessly.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Some remain hopelessly stuck in a loop of infantile foolishness.

Source: Focus on the Oscars

This would take hopelessly long to compute.

Source: Two-Minute Paper

" Though it probably was, " he added hopelessly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

We were just hopelessly standing on the sidelines.

Source: Chronicle of Contemporary Celebrities

Your city's puny army is hopelessly outmatched.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

" It's too late, Dobby, " Harry said hopelessly.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

What could be more hopelessly prosaic and material?

Source: The Sign of the Four

As it is, our army is hopelessly outnumbered.

Source: Mulan 2

The tiny golden ball was held tight in his fist, beating its wings hopelessly against his fingers.

Source: 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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