also: しょうのない
expression, noun-modifying (irregular)
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible
Describes a person or situation that cannot be helped, fixed, or improved; often carries a tone of resigned exasperation.
He's a hopelessly lazy person.
expression, noun-modifying (irregular)
Used for ideas, actions, or statements that are so unreasonable or ridiculous that they seem beyond help; often interchangeable with sense 1 but emphasizes irrationality.
This machine is beyond repair now.
Stop making such absurd excuses.
His proposal is so preposterous it's beyond belief.
Colloquial contracted form of しようのない, common in casual speech.
Kanji spelling is rare and literary; the kana form is strongly preferred.
From 仕様 (しよう, 'way, method') + の (possessive particle) + ない ('not exist'), literally 'there is no way'. The contracted form しょうのない is a common colloquial reduction.