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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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of desperately1
Example Sentences
In addition, commercial sales typically lead to new multifamily development, which the city desperately needs in the midst of a housing crisis.
"Now it's time to see what UMG was so desperately trying to hide," he said.
"The Environment Ministry failed desperately to limit the number of bear attacks by the unprecedented culling of this protected species," he told the BBC.
“Because Plaintiff desperately wants to have a baby, Providence St. Joseph is certainly the hospital where she will go for her next delivery,†the suit said.
"The ceasefire in Gaza provided a desperately needed lifeline for Gaza's children and hope for a path to recovery," said Unicef Executive Director Catherine Russell.
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