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View definitions for desperately

desperately

adverb as in severely

adverb as in frightfully

Weak match

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Qualifying for the 2022 World Cup was a significant achievement for Wales, but at the tournament in Qatar they were desperately disappointing as they were knocked out in the first round.

From BBC

"The earth's atmosphere contains an abundance of untapped fresh water, but we desperately need materials that can efficiently capture and collect this humidity and condense it into potable water," said Naumov.

Plus, they say, schools and hospitals desperately need more money.

From BBC

He kept escalating his incendiary comments while the Harris campaign focused on desperately trying to highlight how extreme, divisive and mendacious he was.

From Salon

While she was desperately trying to find her missing son in January 2018, she told the court, the “calm and earnest-sounding” Woodward lied to her that Bernstein had been fine when he last saw him.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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