WNW: Hopefully Unthawing

Today's WNW is one of those fun ones where we look at commonly misused words submitted by my trusty readers.


Hopefully
This one is so chronically misused that it's pretty much taken on the wrong definition in casual conversation. That said, I'd be hesitant to use it that way in professional writing.
Hopefully is an adverb, similar to slowly, happily, and randomly.
In other words, it's the manner in which something is done. Correct usage would be something like this:
Sarah looked up at her father...