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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Jacobs-Jenkins arms the scene with some sharp punchlines — Claudine’s letters are hopelessly quotidian; one is about seeing Barbie — but never cuts truly deep with character insight.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Opera companies today might seem hopelessly woke, but in 1951, NBC premiered and broadcast an original opera on a Christian theme, Amahl and the Night Visitors.
—Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
That focus on the small things dovetails with the mindsets of the two leads, who seem hopelessly unable to get out of their own heads.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
The former Bond plays a gay man hopelessly in the throes of love and longing.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Mar. 2025
Opera companies today might seem hopelessly woke, but in 1951, NBC premiered and broadcast an original opera on a Christian theme, Amahl and the Night Visitors.
—Peter Tonguette, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
That focus on the small things dovetails with the mindsets of the two leads, who seem hopelessly unable to get out of their own heads.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
The former Bond plays a gay man hopelessly in the throes of love and longing.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Hopelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hopelessly. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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