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desperate
adjective
feeling
or
showing
a
loss
of
all
hope
•
After
months
without
work
,
he
felt
desperate
and
alone
.
After
months
without
work
,
he
felt
desperate
and
alone
.
•
The
lost
hikers
grew
desperate
when
their
water
ran
out
.
The
lost
hikers
grew
desperate
when
their
water
ran
out
.
Late
Middle
English
from
Latin
"
desperatus
,"
past
participle
of
"
desperare
"
meaning
“
to
lose
hope
.”
adjective
needing
or
wanting
something
so
much
that
you
will
try
almost
anything
to
get
it
•
I'm
desperate
for
a
cup
of
coffee
this
morning
.
I'm
desperate
for
a
cup
of
coffee
this
morning
.
•
The
plants
were
desperate
for
rain
after
the
long
drought
.
The
plants
were
desperate
for
rain
after
the
long
drought
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
:
from
Latin
“
desperare
,”
but
figurative
use
for
strong
need
developed
in
the
19th
century
.
adjective
(
of
an
action
)
showing
reckless
determination
because
all
other
options
seem
to
have
failed
•
In
a
desperate
bid
to
win
,
the
runner
sprinted
despite
his
injury
.
In
a
desperate
bid
to
win
,
the
runner
sprinted
despite
his
injury
.
•
The
doctor
made
a
desperate
attempt
to
restart
the
patient's
heart
.
The
doctor
made
a
desperate
attempt
to
restart
the
patient's
heart
.
Sense
extended
in
the
17th
century
to
actions
taken
when
hope
is
lost
.
desperately
adverb
in
a
way
that
shows
great
need
,
fear
,
or
urgency
•
The
hiker
desperately
called
for
help
after
slipping
down
the
cliff
.
The
hiker
desperately
called
for
help
after
slipping
down
the
cliff
.
•
They
desperately
searched
the
crowd
for
their
lost
child
at
the
busy
festival
.
They
desperately
searched
the
crowd
for
their
lost
child
at
the
busy
festival
.
Formed
by
adding
the
adverbial
suffix
-ly
to
desperate
in
the
17th
century
,
meaning
“
in
a
hopeless
manner
.”
adverb
very
;
extremely
(
used
for
emphasis
)
•
I
’
m
desperately
sorry
for
the
confusion
.
I
’
m
desperately
sorry
for
the
confusion
.
•
The
roses
in
the
garden
smelled
desperately
sweet
after
the
rain
.
The
roses
in
the
garden
smelled
desperately
sweet
after
the
rain
.
Extension
of
the
primary
meaning
,
first
recorded
in
the
19th
century
,
where
“
desperately
”
began
to
function
purely
as
an
intensifier
.