expectantly, with hope, optimistically
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Hopefully Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Origin
Quotation from Robert Louis Stevenson. 'To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour.'
© 2004 The Phrase Finder. Take a look at Phrase Finder’s sister site, the Phrases Thesaurus, a subscription service for professional writers & language lovers.Quotation from Robert Louis Stevenson. 'To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour.'
Adverb
1. with hope; in a hopeful manner; "we searched hopefully for a good position"
(antonym) hopelessly
(pertainym) hopeful
2. it is hoped; "hopefully the weather will be fine on Sunday"
Hopefully Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Hopefully is an adverb which means "in a hopeful manner" or, when used as a disjunct, "it is hoped." Its use as a disjunct has prompted controversy among advocates of linguistic purism or linguistic prescription.
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