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—
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Read Next National Buck gets ‘hopelessly tangled’ in kid’s playground equipment in Colorado.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2025
Even officials who gangs haven’t corrupted are part of hopelessly underresourced departments.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
For as hopelessly bad as Watson and the offense were, there’s not just one number or one glaring reason to describe why and how this became the most disappointing Browns season in a while — and potentially of the entire new era.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
The typical reaction about how much more fans will pay for hot dogs is hopelessly quaint.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2025
Even officials who gangs haven’t corrupted are part of hopelessly underresourced departments.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
For as hopelessly bad as Watson and the offense were, there’s not just one number or one glaring reason to describe why and how this became the most disappointing Browns season in a while — and potentially of the entire new era.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
The typical reaction about how much more fans will pay for hot dogs is hopelessly quaint.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Hopelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hopelessly. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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