hopeless

Etymology

hope + -less, compare Swedish hopplös.

adj

  1. Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.
    A gaoler struck him, pushing him back in place in the hopeless, helpless line of prisoners. 1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 41
  2. Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate.
    a hopeless cause
  3. Without talent, not skilled.
    He's a hopeless writer, but can draw very well.
  4. (of an adverse condition) Incurable.
    She is a hopeless romantic.
    He is a hopeless idler.

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