hopeless

English

/ˈhoʊplɪs/, /ˈhəʊplɪs/

adj
Definitions
  • Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.
  • Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate.
  • Without talent, not skilled
  • (of an adverse condition) Incurable.

Etymology

Suffix from English hope.

Origin

English

hope

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