desperately

des·per·ate  (dspr-t)

adj.

1. Having lost all hope; despairing.

2. Marked by, arising from, or showing despair: the desperate look of hunger; a desperate cry for help.

3. Reckless or violent because of despair: a desperate criminal.

4. Undertaken out of extreme urgency or as a last resort: a desperate attempt to save the family business.

5. Nearly hopeless; critical: a desperate illness; a desperate situation.

6. Suffering or driven by great need or distress: desperate for recognition.

7. Extremely intense: felt a desperate urge to tell the truth.

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[Middle English desperat, from Latin dsprtus, past participle of dsprre, to despair; see despair.]

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desper·ate·ly adv.

desper·ate·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	desperately - with great urgency; "health care reform is needed urgently"; "the soil desperately needed potash" urgently
	2.	desperately - in intense despair; "the child clung desperately to her mother"

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desperately

adverb gravely, badly, seriously, severely, dangerously, perilously

Translations

desperately [ˈdɛspərɪtlɪ] adv → desesperadamente (= very); terriblemente, gravemente;

desperately ill → gravemente enfermo

desperately [ˈdɛspərɪtlɪ] desperate adv → désespérément (= very); terriblement, extrêmement;

desperately ill → très gravement malade

desperately [ˈdɛspərɪtlɪ] desperate adv (shout, struggle etc) → verzweifelt;

(ill) → schwer;

(unhappy etc) → äußerst

desperately [ˈdɛspərɪtlɪ] adv → disperatamente (= very); terribilmente, estremamente;

desperately ill → in pericolo di vita