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Desperately

see synonyms of desperately

Adverb

1. desperately, urgently

with great urgency

Example Sentences:
'health care reform is needed urgently'
'the soil desperately needed potash'

2. desperately

in intense despair

Example Sentences:
'the child clung desperately to her mother'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Desperately

see synonyms of desperately
adjective
1. 
careless of danger, as from despair; utterly reckless
2. 
(of an act) reckless; risky
3. 
used or undertaken in desperation or as a last resort
desperate measures
4. 
critical; very grave
in desperate need
5. (often postpositive and foll by for)
in distress and having a great need or desire
6. 
moved by or showing despair or hopelessness; despairing

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Desperately

see synonyms of desperately
adjective
1. 
a. 
driven to or resulting from loss of hope; rash or violent because of despair
a desperate criminal
b. 
having a very great desire, need, etc.
desperate for affection
2. 
offering so little chance, as for improvement, as to cause despair; extremely dangerous or serious
a desperate illness
3. 
extreme; drastic
in desperate need
4.  Archaic
despairing; without hope

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Desperately

see synonyms of desperately
adj.
1. Having lost all hope; despairing.
2. Marked by, arising from, or showing despair: the desperate look of hunger; a desperate cry for help.
3. Reckless or violent because of despair: a desperate criminal.
4. Undertaken out of extreme urgency or as a last resort: a desperate attempt to save the family business.
5. Nearly hopeless; critical: a desperate illness; a desperate situation.
6. Suffering or driven by great need or distress: desperate for recognition.
7. Extremely intense: felt a desperate urge to tell the truth.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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