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desperately
[des-per-it-lee, -prit-]
adverb
in a reckless or dangerous way because of hopelessness or urgency.
In the movie, he’s the object of an intense police manhunt and scrambles desperately around Belfast trying to escape.
in a way that shows urgent need or desire.
He is highly motivated to put his all into everything he does, trying desperately to prove himself.
to a very serious or dangerous degree that leaves little hope.
People without medical insurance may often suffer without care until they are desperately ill.
extremely or excessively.
My weekend will be desperately dull, as I've been on vacation all week and have to catch up with work.
Other 51Թ Forms
- quasi-desperately adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of desperately1
Example Sentences
General, whose 600 beds are desperately needed by the county’s most critically ill and injured, but also can’t move on to a facility that provides the care they need.
This is a chat he's still desperately trying to get the US president to agree to.
Flags have been at half-mast at royal residences and the black armbands will add another sign of respect, with the King having said he was "desperately shocked by the terrible events in Ahmedabad".
It will not be the same case of taking one wicket to define a game, and Matthews' efforts suggest this is a challenge they are desperately in need of.
I desperately wanted to do good as a parent.
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