adv. being beyond or almost beyond hope
We desperately need a new computer.
We desperately need a new computer.
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Why did Mrs. Bellingham desperately need Anastasia's help?
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Who does Jack desperately want to rescue?
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What is the one thing Nora desperately needs to survive?
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What happens when the Matron is desperately hanging off the edge of a tier?
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What did Timmy struggle desperately to keep the baby-monster from eating?
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The Germans were desperately trying to contain the Anzio beachhead.
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Burkina Faso is a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa.
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In the sentence, "Again, he tried desperately to make himself descend" what does the word desperately mean?
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What did Emma desperately fight to reach to get her out of the water?
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Why does Snow so desperately need to win the Hunger Games?
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hopeless; despairing; forlorn
hopeful
4 syllables
des-per-ate-ly
desperately
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