"desperately" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹətli/ Audio: en-us-desperately.ogg Forms: more desperately [comparative], most desperately [superlative]
Etymology: From desperate + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|desperate|-ly|id2=adverbial}} desperate + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} desperately (comparative more desperately, superlative most desperately)
  1. In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly. Translations (in a desperate manner): desesperadament (Catalan), 拼命地 (pīnmìng de) (Chinese Mandarin), 死命地 (sǐmìng de) (Chinese Mandarin), zoufale (Czech), desperat (Danish), fortvivlet (Danish), wanhopig (Dutch), malespere (Esperanto), epätoivoisesti (Finnish), désespérément (French), desesperadamente (Galician), verzweifelt (German), נואשות (noashot) (Hebrew), 必死になって (hisshi ni natte) (alt: ひっしになって) (Japanese), desperat (Norwegian Bokmål), desperat (Norwegian Nynorsk), rozpaczliwie (Polish), desperacko (Polish), desesperadamente (Portuguese), отча́янно (otčájanno) (Russian), desesperadamente (Spanish)
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  2. extremely
    Sense id: en-desperately-en-adv-BoAVKJKs
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