Associations to the word «Hopelessly»

Wiktionary

HOPELESSLY, adverb. In a manner showing no hope

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats