hopeably

Definitions

hopefully; in a way that one would hope for

nonstandard, not-comparable

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.”

“The change⟳ reflects, hopeably, a significant improvement in this city's social climate.”

“We have⟳ entered the 21st century and the third millennium — an era which hopeably would be qualitatively different from the earlier ones in terms of foundational postulates, value system, mindset and life styles.”

“I used to illustrate⟳ the argument by the example that one can say⟳ "Regrettably, it is going to rain⟳," but not "Regretfully, it is going to rain⟳." When Preston went to Berkeley after receiving his PhD, in his first letter he wrote "Hopeably, everything is going well."”

“The ramjet should have⟳ failed, and then whoever run⟳ the race⟳ to the Power Room should have⟳ yanked his smoking body out of the way and, hopeably, restarted it.”

“But we have⟳ established the importance of both in the mindset of Vermonters and, hopeably our legislators, which is what makes the essential challenges ahead even plausible.”

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