(adj) without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success, Ant. hopeful, Example:in an agony of hopeless grief; with a hopeless sigh he sat down
(adj) (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform, Example:she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers; he is a hopeless romantic
(adv) without hope; desperate because there seems no possibility of comfort or success, Ant. hopefully, Example:he hung his head hopelessly; `I must die, ' he said hopelessly
[おんち, onchi] (n, adj-no) (1) tone-deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; (adj-na) (2) tone-deaf; off-key; (suf) (3) having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something); (P)
[へたくそ(P);ヘタクソ, hetakuso (P); hetakuso] (adj-na, n) (1) extreme clumsiness; severe lack of skill at a task; (int) (2) You're hopeless!; Give it up!; (P)