English to English
adverb
- in a hopeless manner
The papers were hopelessly jumbled.
He is hopelessly romantic.
source: WordNet 3.0
- in a dispirited manner without hope
The first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances.
source: WordNet 3.0
- without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success
He hung his head hopelessly.
`I must die,' he said hopelessly.
source: WordNet 3.0