hopefully

hope-ful-ly · adverb

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Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    In a hopeful manner; with hope.

  2. 2.

    It is to be hoped that; if all goes well.

Related words

Antonyms: despairingly, hopelessly
See also: hope, hopeful, optimistically
Synonyms: optimistically, with any luck, with luck

Etymology

From hopeful + -ly (adverbial suffix). The sentence-adverb use (definition 2) became common in the mid-20th century and was initially criticized by some prescriptive grammarians, but is now widely accepted.