Synonyms for desperately
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : des-per-it, -prit |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛs pər ɪt, -prɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for desperately Other synonyms for the word desperately
Définition of desperately
Origin :- early 15c., "despairing, hopeless," from Latin desperatus "given up, despaired of," past participle of desperare (see despair (v.)). Sense of "driven to recklessness" is from late 15c.; weakened sense of "having a great desire for" is from 1950s. Related: Desperately.
- adv severely
- adv frightfully
- "We'll get the best lawyers in the country," Mary persisted, desperately.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- "I've refused all these to Uncle Timothy; he's been worrying me with questions—" I said desperately.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- But he, having laughed at love all his life, loved her deeply, desperately.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- She felt, desperately, that she could not let him go until he had had some real joy.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- I want you to love me, love me desperately, the way I love you.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- Peter ground his teeth, and looked about him desperately, for he had no words to say.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- Over half the children were desperately ill and seven of them died.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- “You have no right to refuse the money,” said I, desperately.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- Presently he fell in love most desperately with an hysterical woman and married her.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- You would have been desperately uncomfortable and I—miserably ashamed of myself.
- Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
Antonyms for desperately
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