Hopelessly optimistic, the offensive threat was over within 24 hours, although fighting continued until 13 August.

The old, the ill and the hopelessly optimistic (or stupid) seem to have sat it out - and died.

His estimate of a £118bn deficit for 2009/10 is also likely to be hopelessly optimistic.

But what if even that was a hopelessly optimistic forecast?

It seemed hopelessly optimistic to assume that the immediate past could be redefined so soon as history.

Only the very young are that hopelessly optimistic.

At least, for one hopelessly optimistic moment, he thought he had been punched.

It soon became apparent that Pie's calculations as to the length of this journey had been hopelessly optimistic.

He could see no future in their hopelessly optimistic sales forecasts.

No doubt the latest predictions will also look hopelessly optimistic in 6 months time.