hopelessly B2 Topic:House & Home US /ˈhoʊplɪsli/ UK /ˈhəʊplɪsli/ See IPA manual Freq #17558 Meanings 1 adv in a hopeless manner The papers were hopelessly jumbled. 2 adv In a manner showing no hope The whole covey of victims was thus netted; the household ruin was thus full and orbicular; and in that proportion the tendency of men and women, flutter as they might, would be helplessly and hopelessly to sink into the all-conquering hands of the mighty murderer. 3 adv without hope 4 adv in a dispirited manner without hope Thesaurus Synonyms 3 adv · without hope bleakly 4 adv · in a dispirited manner... dispiritedly Common collocations hopelessly romantic Adverb + adjective hopelessly outmoded Adverb + adjective Etymology From hopeless + -ly. Topics House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hopelessly **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈhoʊplɪsli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈhəʊplɪsli/ **Frequency rank:** 17558 ## Meanings 1. in a hopeless manner 2. In a manner showing no hope 3. without hope 4. in a dispirited manner without hope ## Examples - The papers were hopelessly jumbled. - The whole covey of victims was thus netted; the household ruin was thus full and orbicular; and in that proportion the tendency of men and women, flutter as they might, would be helplessly and hopelessly to sink into the all-conquering hands of the mighty murderer. ## Etymology From hopeless + -ly. ## Topics - House & Home markdown