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TOEFL BNC: 3523 COCA: 4450

— desperately

/ˈdɛsprətli/ adverb
TOEFL BNC: 3523 COCA: 4450

desperately

adverb

des·​per·​ate·​ly ˈde-sp(ə-)rət-lē How to pronounce desperately (audio)
-spərt-
1
: in a way that involves despair, extreme measures, or rashness : in a desperate manner
struggling desperately
desperately crying out
2
: extremely, terribly
desperately tired
desperately important

Example Sentences

all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong
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Word History

Etymology

desperate + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

circa 1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of desperately was circa 1547
TOEFL BNC: 3523 COCA: 4450

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