01 a. Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.
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Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.“I am a woman, friendless, hopeless.” — Shak.
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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.
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Unhoped for; despaired of.[Obs.]