Hopeless, 1) destitute of hope: Lucr. 744. Lucr. 744 Err. I, 1, 158. H8 III, 1, 80. With of: “h. of their lives,” H6C I, 4, 42. With an inf.: “h. to find,” Err. I, 1, 136. Cymb. IV, 4, 27.
2) affording no hope: “the h. word of never to return,” R2 I, 3, 152. “he would pawn his fortunes to h. restitution,” Cor. III, 1, 16 (== not to be hoped for).
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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