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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Learn about the Halloween track's unexpected origins Comments Every October, a hopelessly kitschy classic rises from the dead to the delight (and occasional dread) of millions. —

Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024 Seven seconds later, as Lopez hopelessly pointed to his teammate to cover up for his mistake, the ball splashed through the net, with the Bucks offering no resistance. —

Brian Sampson, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024 Street-smart but hopelessly romantic, steely but impossibly sweet, this New Yorker is in for one hell of a ride. —

Radhika Seth, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024 Even video games such as the Amnesia series, with dark, subterranean settings and hopelessly doomed protagonists, provide a feeling of agency that comes from literally controlling a character’s actions. —

Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hopelessly