Hōpe'less, a.
a. 1. Destitute of hope; having no expectation of that which is desirable; despairing. I am a woman, friendless, hopeless. Shak.
- Giving no ground of hope or expectation of good; promising nothing desirable; desperate; as, a hopeless condition.
- Unhoped for; unexpected; despaired of.
Thrice happy eyes, To view the hopeless presence of my brother. Marston.