Hopeful
['həʊpfʊl;-f(ə)l] or ['hopfl]
Definition
(adj.) having or manifesting hope; 'a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets'; 'found a hopeful way of attacking the problem' .
Edited by Elena--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Full of hope, or agreeable expectation; inclined to hope; expectant.
(a.) Having qualities which excite hope; affording promise of good or of success; as, a hopeful youth; a hopeful prospect.
Checker: Roderick
Examples
- And was it a hopeful or a promising thing anywhere? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I love my husband long dead and gone, in him; I love my children dead and gone, in him; I love my young and hopeful days dead and gone, in him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- A grey dusty withered evening in London city has not a hopeful aspect. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- One entry showed an almost hopeful spirit. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- But ladies in carriages would frequently make purchases from her trifling stock, and were usually pleased with her bright eyes and her hopeful speech. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- At one while my journey looked hopeful, and at another hopeless. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Be cheerful, be hopeful, Dr. John. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I am far from sure that I believed there was anything hopeful in it, but my mind was thoroughly made up that it must be carried into execution. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- You think, then, that the case is hopeful? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I was very happy, very thankful, very hopeful; but I cried very much. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- And in the hopeful meantime, Tom goes to perdition head foremost in his old determined spirit. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Perhaps he might deliver a different opinion, and think that Raffles was getting into a less hopeful state. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- They were not definite, but they were hopeful. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- The utter helplessness of the wreck of him that lay cast ashore there, now alarmed her, but he himself appeared a little more hopeful. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Keep your eye upon him when he comes in, and, if he's quiet, don't be hopeful. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
Checker: Max