desperately
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desperately
- /ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹət.li/
adverb more desperately · most desperately
- 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.
- Extremely. The race for silver medal was desperately close, they needed a photo finish to separate the runners.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: urgently, cruelly, badly, awfully, disappointingly, horrendously, horribly, appallingly, dreadfully, terribly, woefully, hopelessly, sorely, terrifyingly, distressingly, severely
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adv in a desperate manner
| Español | desesperadamente |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 必死になって hisshi ni natte |
| 中文 | 拼命地 pīnmìng de, 死命地 sǐmìng de |
| Português | desesperadamente |
| Français | désespérément |
| Deutsch | verzweifelt |
| Русский | отча́янно otčájanno |
| עברית | נואשות noashot |
Talk about this word "desperately." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/desperately. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. desperately. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/desperately "desperately." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/desperately.Cite this
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title = {desperately},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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