Definition of desperately

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  • desperately is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 17
  • desperately is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 17
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Definition of desperately

  • with great urgency (adverb)

    Examples

    1. the soil desperately needed potash

    Synonyms

    1. urgently
  • in intense despair ()

    Examples

    1. the child clung desperately to her mother

See definition of desperately in Merriam Webster