hopelessly
/ˈhoʊplɪsli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Example Sentences
- "The whole covey of victims was thus netted; the household ruin was thus full and orbicular; and in that proportion the tendency of men and women, flutter as they might, would be helplessly and hopelessly to sink into the all-conquering hands of the mighty murderer."
- "Crouch had earlier hopelessly miskicked an excellent volleyed chance from eight yards out after a delightful Pennant cross."
- "He made a brave show of following her, but became hopelessly lost after a few minutes."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *tōhopōnder. Old English tōhopa Old English hopa Middle English hope English hope Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English hopeless Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English hopelessly From hopeless + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhoʊplɪsli/
- British English: /ˈhəʊplɪsli/
Inflected Forms
more hopelessly (comparative)
most hopelessly (superlative)