English Dictionary: hopefully | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for hopefully | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Hopeful \Hope"ful\, a. 1. Full of hope, or agreeable expectation; inclined to hope; expectant. Men of their own natural inclination hopeful and strongly conceited. --Hooker. 2. Having qualities which excite hope; affording promise of good or of success; as, a hopeful youth; a hopeful prospect. [bd]Hopeful scholars.[b8] --Addison. -- {Hope"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Hope"ful*ness}, n. |