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desperately

/'dɛspərɪtli/

Synonyms of desperately Antonyms of desperately Examples of desperately Usage of desperately Parts of desperately Definition that contains desperately Words sounding like desperately Explanation of desperately

adverb
with great urgency
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"the soil desperately needed potash"

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urgently
in intense despair
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"the child clung desperately to her mother"

Examples of desperately

"the soil desperately needed potash"
"the child clung desperately to her mother"