hopelessly

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb in a hopeless manner
  2. adverb in a dispirited manner without hope
  3. adverb without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success

Etymology

From hopeless + -ly.

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