desperately

adv
/ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹətli/

Etymology

From desperate + -ly.

  1. derived from dēspērātus
  2. inherited from desperat — “desperate
  3. suffixed as desperately — “desperate + ly

Definitions

  1. In a desperate manner

    In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.

    • She desperately grabbed at the nearby branches as she heard the branch she was standing on start to snap.
    • I could desperately do with some coffee right now.
    • I just need you miserably Broken man come to me I just need you desperately Just want to change your mind
  2. extremely

    • The race for silver medal was desperately close, they needed a photo finish to separate the runners.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for desperately. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA