Despairingly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Despairing \De*spair"ing\, a.
     Feeling or expressing despair; hopeless. --
     {De*spair"ing*ly}, adv. -- {De*spair"ing*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  despairingly
       adv : with desperation; "`Why can't you understand?,' she asked
             despairingly" [syn: {despondently}]