DESPERATELY

/ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹətli/ ► audio Scrabble 17 Words With Friends 18

Scrabble letter values: D2E1S1P3E1R1A1T1E1L1Y4 = 17

Definition

  1. adverb with great urgency. — synonyms: urgently
  2. adverb in intense despair.

Examples

  • “health care reform is needed urgently”
  • “the soil desperately needed potash”
  • “the child clung desperately to her mother”

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