hopelessly
adverb (hopelessly)
Everyday
- Without hope; in a way that shows you think things cannot get better. tree →
- Completely; very much (usually about something bad): «hopelessly lost», «hopelessly in love». tree →
In the lessons
In The Wind in the Willows, Mole is hopelessly lost in the Wild Wood in the snow until Ratty finds him. In stories, «hopelessly» shows how bad a situation feels; «hopelessly in love» is a common story phrase. Phrases: «hopelessly lost», «hopelessly outnumbered».
Examples
- Mole was hopelessly lost in the Wild Wood. tree →
- The little army was hopelessly outnumbered. tree →
- She stared hopelessly at the broken vase. tree →
- I'm hopelessly bad at drawing horses. tree →
- The prince fell hopelessly in love. tree →
- The road was hopelessly blocked by snow. tree →
- Graciosa felt that now indeed she was hopelessly lost, surely not even Percinet could find her in the heart of the earth. tree →
Note
Spelling: hope + less + ly. Adjective hopeless (no hope; or very bad at something: «hopeless at maths»).
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «hopelessly» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «hopelessly» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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