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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His brother, children, and ex-wife, Susan, describe a bitter, paranoid conspiracy theorist haunted by the past, lost in the face of shifting musical tastes, hopelessly addicted to alcohol, and manipulated by Amy to turn on his family.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025
Art and its distribution are hopelessly tangled together.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
New York State’s court system is hopelessly complex and intimidating to the general public.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
Read Next National Buck gets ‘hopelessly tangled’ in kid’s playground equipment in Colorado.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2025
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025
Art and its distribution are hopelessly tangled together.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
New York State’s court system is hopelessly complex and intimidating to the general public.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
Read Next National Buck gets ‘hopelessly tangled’ in kid’s playground equipment in Colorado.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Hopelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hopelessly. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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