hopeless

1. a. Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing. Source: opted

2. a. Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate; as, a hopeless cause. Source: opted

3. a. Unhoped for; despaired of. Source: opted

4. adj. without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success Source: wordnet

5. adj. of a person unable to do something skillfully Source: wordnet

6. adj. certain to fail Source: wordnet

7. adj. (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform Source: wordnet

8. 1. Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing. I am a woman, friendless, hopeless. Shak. 2. Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate; as, a hopeless cause. The hopelessword of "never to return" Breathe I against thee, upon pain of life. Shak. 3. Unhoped for; despaired of. [Obs.] Marston. -- Hope"less*ly, adv. -- Hope"less*ness, n. Source: webster

9. j:100 a. without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success s. of a person unable to do something skillfully s. certain to fail s. (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform Source: ecdict

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