I.unhoped for, unlooked for, Trag., etc.; τὸ ἀνέλπιστον τοῦ βεβαίου the hopelessness of security, Thuc.
II.act.,
1.of persons, having no hope, hopeless, Theocr.; c. inf. having no hope or not expecting that . . , Thuc.
2.of things or conditions, leaving no hope, hopeless, desperate, Soph., Thuc.; τὸ ἀνέλπιστον despair, Thuc.:—comp. -ότερος more desperate, id=Thuc.