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