| Desperately (adv.) In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly; extremely; as, the troops fought desperately. Thesaurus Entries a corps perdu, carelessly, demonically, fanatically, fiercely, forlornly, frantically, frenetically, furiously, happen what may, hastily, head over heels, headfirst, headforemost, headlong, heedlessly, heels over head, helter-skelter, holus-bolus, hopelessly, hotheadedly, hotly, hurriedly, hurry-scurry, impetuously, impossibly, like crazy, like mad, like one possessed, madly, overeagerly, overenthusiastically, overzealously, precipitantly, precipitately, precipitously, ramble-scramble, recklessly, severely, slam-bang, slap-bang, slapdash, uncontrollably, violently, wantonly, wildly |