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hopeably

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

hopefully; in a way that one would hope for

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: nonstandard, not-comparable, uncommon

Examples

  • 1975, John B. Bremner, review of Strictly Speaking, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, March 1975; vol. 52, 1: p. 156. http://books.google.com/books?id=OYtZAAAAMAAJ&q=hopeably&dq=hopeably&hl=en&sa=X&ei=iSbJU8KuAaLLsATPk4GYDw&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAzgU Hopeably, Newman will win awards for Strictly Speaking. Like, yunno, I mean, Newman writes real good like newsmen used to could.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From hope + -ably.