unhopeful
adjEtymology
Etymology tree Middle English unhopful English unhopeful From Middle English unhopful, unhopfulle, equivalent to un- + hopeful.
- inherited from unhopful
Definitions
Not hopeful.
- As a young man, his was a severe and unhopeful mind, and the tendency to despond was increased by circumstances.
- His pessimistic and unhopeful temperament was doubtless due to inherent and hereditary bodily weakness, and to the lack of muscular cultivation in his youth, which might have modified inherent tendencies.
Somebody who is unlikely to achieve success or victory.
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