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"hopelessly handsome"
Hello, Dear All:
In a film review, a character was described as "a hopelessly handsome party boy". What does this mean? Does this mean that he is extremely handsome or just the opposite of it?
Thank you for reading.
Roland
In a film review, a character was described as "a hopelessly handsome party boy". What does this mean? Does this mean that he is extremely handsome or just the opposite of it?
Thank you for reading.
Roland
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[nq:1]Hello, Dear All: In a film review, a character was described as "a hopelessly handsome party boy". What does this mean? [/nq] It means very handsome.
- [nq:1]Hello, Dear All: In a film review, a character was described as "a hopelessly handsome party boy".
- What does this mean?
- [/nq] It means very handsome.
- The hopeless part might be explained more by context.
- It might mean he was so handsome he had no hope of escaping being a party boy.
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[nq:1]Hello, Dear All: In a film review, a character was described as "a hopelessly handsome party boy". What does this mean? Does this mean that he is extremely handsome or just the opposite of it?[/nq]
It means very handsome. The hopeless part might be explained more by context. It might mean he was so handsome he had no hope of escaping being a party boy.
john
It means very handsome. The hopeless part might be explained more by context. It might mean he was so handsome he had no hope of escaping being a party boy.
john
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"Roland":
[nq:2]In a film review, a character was described as "a hopelessly handsome party boy". ...[/nq]
John O'Flaherty:
[nq:1]It means very handsome. The hopeless part might be explained more by context. It might mean he was so handsome he had no hope of escaping being a party boy.[/nq]
More likely, so handsome that even if for some reason he wanted to disguise his good looks,
[nq:2]In a film review, a character was described as "a hopelessly handsome party boy". ...[/nq]
John O'Flaherty:
[nq:1]It means very handsome. The hopeless part might be explained more by context. It might mean he was so handsome he had no hope of escaping being a party boy.[/nq]
More likely, so handsome that even if for some reason he wanted to disguise his good looks,
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[nq:1]Hello, Dear All: In a film review, a character was described as "a hopelessly handsome party boy". What does this mean? Does this mean that he is extremely handsome or just the opposite of it? Thank you for reading.[/nq]
It's an odd phrase. I think it's one of those transferred intensifers/modifiers, like calling something "pitch white" because there is a well-known phrase "pitch black."
It's an odd phrase. I think it's one of those transferred intensifers/modifiers, like calling something "pitch white" because there is a well-known phrase "pitch black."
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