desperately
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pər adjective
1.
reckless or dangerous because of despair or urgency: a desperate killer.
2.
having an urgent need, desire, etc.: desperate for attention.
3.
leaving little or no hope; very serious or dangerous: a desperate illness.
4.
extremely bad; intolerable or shocking: clothes in desperate taste.
5.
extreme or excessive.
6.
making a final, ultimate effort; giving all: a desperate attempt to save a life.
7.
actuated by a feeling of hopelessness.
8.
having no hope; giving in to despair.
noun
9.
Obsolete. a desperado.
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desperate (ˈdɛspərɪt, -prɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj (often postpositive | |
| 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. | in distress and having a great need or desire |
| 6. | moved by or showing despair or hopelessness; despairing |
| [C15: from Latin dēspērāre to have no hope; see | |
| 'desperately | |
| —adv | |
| 'desperateness | |
| —n | |
| desperate (ˈdɛspərɪt, -prɪt) | |
| —adj (often postpositive | |
| 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. | in distress and having a great need or desire |
| 6. | moved by or showing despair or hopelessness; despairing |
| [C15: from Latin dēspērāre to have no hope; see | |
| 'desperately | |
| —adv | |
| 'desperateness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
desperate
late 15c., "despairing, hopeless," from L. desperatus "given up, despaired of," pp. of desperare (see despair). Sense of "driven to recklessness" is from late 15c.; weakened sense of "having a great desire for" is from 1950s. Related: Desperately.
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Example sentences
Tell all and plead desperately has always been her motto.
Desperately trying to find out where their models went wrong.
With bacterial resistance on the rise, for example, the world desperately needs new antibiotics.
Nuclear power could power desalination plants to provide the water the world desperately needs.
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