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Adverb: hopelessly  howp-lus-lee
  1. In a hopeless manner
    "the papers were hopelessly jumbled"; "he is hopelessly romantic"
     
  2. In a dispirited manner without hope
    "the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran hopelessly for five performances";
    - dispiritedly
     
  3. Without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success
    "he hung his head hopelessly"; "'I must die,' he said hopelessly"

Antonym: hopefully

Encyclopedia: Hopelessly