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hopefully

 (adv): with hope; in a hopeful manner
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10 months ago SonofGroucho said:

Hopefully, I'll now start using this word less....

10 months ago cathari said:

Someone's got this on a "meanings have changed over the years" list, and I would rather agree. I think it got co-opted because people did want a single word to mean "I hope that".

about 1 year ago tomsteele said:

This means "with hope" -- not "I hope."

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mossygams (211 words)
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Words I Probably Overuse, by mossygams
Meanings have changed over the years, either due to trends or sheer stupidity, by betsyshane
words that will make me hit you if used/used improperly, by tomsteele
Words that I use far too often, by SonofGroucho