hopeless

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 References

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[edit] Etymology

hope +‎ -less

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hopeless (comparative more hopeless, superlative most hopeless)

1. Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.

   I am a woman, friendless, hopeless. -Shakspeare.

2. Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable;
3. desperate;

   A hopeless cause.

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[edit] References

• hopeless in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913