hopelessly
adverbeattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈhəʊplɪsli//
- États-Unis//ˈhoʊplɪsli//
In a manner showing no hope
adverbe
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In a manner showing no hope
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.
Étymologie
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.
Formes
- comparatif
- more hopelessly
- superlatif
- most hopelessly