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