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hopeless
01
having no possibility or expectation of improvement or success
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most hopeless
Comparative
more hopeless
gradable
Examples
After losing everything in the fire, they felt hopeless about rebuilding their lives.
02
extremely bad or beyond repair, emphasizing severity
Examples
His handwriting is hopeless.
03
(of a plan, situation, etc.) prone to fail
Examples
The rescue mission seemed hopeless as the storm worsened.
04
unable to do something properly, often without the possibility of improvement
Examples
I am hopeless at drawing.
Lexical Tree
hopelessly
hopelessness
hopeless
hope
