hopeless
- a without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
in an agony of hopeless grief
with a hopeless sigh he sat down - s of a person unable to do something skillfully
I'm hopeless at mathematics - s certain to fail
the situation is hopeless - s (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform
she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers
he is a hopeless romantic
hopped-up
- s (of an automobile) having the engine modified to give extra power
a hopped-up jalopy - s under the influence of narcotics