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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Curry finished with 13 points on 4-for-12 shooting and Butler had eight and was 2-for-10 before Kerr pulled the plug in the third quarter with the Warriors hopelessly behind.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
The up-and-coming generation on whom the nation seems to be focused rejects the clothing of the generation that preceded it, choosing their own style that makes whatever came before seem hopelessly lame and outdated.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2025
Except for the central performance by David Hyde Pierce, marvelously underplaying the tongue-twisting Major-General, the production has a sweaty quality, bordering on frenzy, that’s hopelessly at odds with the cool wit of the original.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The truth is that the agency is hopelessly understaffed, and has been for years.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
The up-and-coming generation on whom the nation seems to be focused rejects the clothing of the generation that preceded it, choosing their own style that makes whatever came before seem hopelessly lame and outdated.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2025
Except for the central performance by David Hyde Pierce, marvelously underplaying the tongue-twisting Major-General, the production has a sweaty quality, bordering on frenzy, that’s hopelessly at odds with the cool wit of the original.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
The truth is that the agency is hopelessly understaffed, and has been for years.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Hopelessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hopelessly. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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