hopelessly

adverb

hope·less·ly ˈhō-pləs-lē

: in a hopeless manner

—used especially as an intensifier

the formerly despised and hopelessly middle-class game of golf—

Ejner Jensen

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Iman is a good man, but even a good man can be hopelessly corrupted. —

Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024 Trials like this highlight the dire need for fundamental reforms, but our politics of criminal justice reform seem hopelessly intractable. —

Anthony Michael Kreis, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024 Lifelong Learning In 2025, the idea that education ends with graduation is hopelessly old-fashioned. —

Bernard Marr, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 Contractual hokey cokey aside, Liverpool continue to fly despite having to rely on three early Christmas presents from Southampton’s extremely generous defence on Sunday — with Salah sparking the comeback when Alex McCarthy was caught hopelessly out of position (below). —

Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hopelessly