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Adverb
- without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success
- he hung his head hopelessly
- `I must die,' he said hopelessly
- in a dispirited manner without hope
- the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances
- in a hopeless manner
- the papers were hopelessly jumbled
- he is hopelessly romantic