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Definition of hopelessly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hopelessly

adverb
 
/ˈhəʊpləsli/
 
/ˈhəʊpləsli/
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  1. with no hope that a situation will get better or succeed
    • hopelessly outnumbered
    • They were hopelessly lost.
    • to be hopelessly in love
    • ‘I'll never manage it,’ he said hopelessly.
    Topics Difficulty and failureb2
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