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—
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The former Bond plays a gay man hopelessly in the throes of love and longing.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
That’s about all the real-world research Jacobson puts into Nathan’s condition, treating him as hopelessly shy after decades of verbal and physical abuse.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
Image At first, the inventions seem useful or harmless or — to us, smack in the middle of the timeline — hopelessly obsolete.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025
By David Sims This may sound like a hopelessly naive thought about a superhero movie, but Captain America: Brave New World presented an exciting opportunity.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
That’s about all the real-world research Jacobson puts into Nathan’s condition, treating him as hopelessly shy after decades of verbal and physical abuse.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Mar. 2025
Image At first, the inventions seem useful or harmless or — to us, smack in the middle of the timeline — hopelessly obsolete.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2025
By David Sims This may sound like a hopelessly naive thought about a superhero movie, but Captain America: Brave New World presented an exciting opportunity.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Hopelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hopelessly. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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