hopelessly

adv 1: (informal) in a hopeless manner; "the papers were hopelessly

jumbled"; "he is hopelessly romantic"

2: in a dispirited manner without hope; "the first Mozartian

opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran

dispiritedly for five performances" [syn: {dispiritedly}]

3: without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility

of comfort or success; "he hung his head hopelessly"; "`I

must die,' he said hopelessly" [ant: {hopefully}]