I'm looking for another word that means the same thing as the word hopefully, because that word annoys me. I would like to be able to use the word in daily speak from now on instead of the word hopefully. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I was hoping for a single adjective to be honest, but there is definitely some stuff to work with from these suggestions, thanks. More appreciated. What's sanguinely, sounds ok?
I had a relative who quite liked the expression Deo volente (God willing) usually abbreviated to DV, but it was nearly always used in a religious context. So she came up with HH - here's hoping.
I can't say god willing cos I'm an athiest and wouldn't feel right. But if I was saying "Hopefully, the weather will be good on our holiday", what word could replace "hopefully" there. I wish I'd given an example in the original Q.
Hopefully (as in full of hope, as in 'to travel hopefully is better than to arrive') implies a lot more hope than you have when you say 'Hopefully, the weather will be good'. I know the 'modern' meaning seems to have altered/ be altering but you really could just say 'I hope the weather will be good'.