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Adverb: hopefully  howp-fu-lee
  1. With hope; in a hopeful manner
    "we searched hopefully for a good position"
     
  2. It is hoped
    "hopefully the weather will be fine on Sunday"

See also: hopeful

Antonym: hopelessly

Encyclopedia: Hopefully