1. (

• hopelessly ,

) in a hopeless manner; "the papers were hopelessly jumbled"; "he is hopelessly romantic" ;

2. (

• dispiritedly ,
• hopelessly ,

) in a dispirited manner without hope; "the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances" ;

3. (

• hopelessly

) without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success; "he hung his head hopelessly"; "`I must die,' he said hopelessly" ;