desperately

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English desperate Middle English -ly English -ly English desperately From desperate + -ly.

1. In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly.

   “She desperately grabbed at the nearby branches as she heard the branch she was standing on start to snap.”

   “I could desperately do with some coffee right now.”

2. extremely

   “The race for silver medal was desperately close, they needed a photo finish to separate the runners.”

   “They would be surprised to discover that we're all actually fighting for the same thing; that is, the sacredness of human love. The trouble is, they have almost every one of their facts totally and desperately wrong. Those who would lecture us on the "immorality" of our lives don't know the first thing about how we actually live them.”