About The Word Desperately

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Desperately to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Desperately definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Desperately

Desperately Meaning & Definition
Desperately Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Desperately?

[adv] with great urgency; "health care reform is needed urgently"; "the soil desperately needed potash"
[adv] in intense despair; "the child clung desperately to her mother"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Desperately: urgently

Related Terms | Find terms related to Desperately: a corps perdu | carelessly | demonically | fanatically | fiercely | forlornly | frantically | frenetically | furiously | happen what may | hastily | head over heels | headfirst | headforemost | headlong | heedlessly | heels over head | helter-skelter | holus-bolus | hopelessly | hotheadedly | hotly | hurriedly | hurry-scurry | impetuously | impossibly | like crazy | like mad | like one possessed | madly | overeagerly | overenthusiastically | overzealously | precipitantly | precipitately | precipitously | ramble-scramble | recklessly | severely | slam-bang | slap-bang | slapdash | uncontrollably | violently | wantonly | wildly

See Also |

Desperately In Webster's Dictionary

\Des"per*ate*ly\, adv. In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly; extremely; as, the troops fought desperately. She fell desperately in love with him. --Addison.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Crib death ‐ sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during…
  • Antecubital ‐ of or relating to the region of the arm in front of the elbow;…
  • Glaser ‐ United States physicist who invented the bubble chamber to study…
  • Multicolored ‐ having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly;…
  • Gonion ‐ the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower…
  • Atrioventricular bundle ‐ a bundle of modified heart muscle that transmits the cardiac…
  • Khesari ‐ European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India…
  • Schnauzer ‐ old German breed of sturdy black or grayish wire-haired terriers…
  • Drooler ‐ a person who dribbles; "that baby is a dribbler; he…
  • Spaghettini ‐ thin…