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Term: Desperately

Description:

Desperately is an adverb that describes an action or situation done with a sense of urgency, despair, or extreme need.

Possible Parts of Speech:

• Adverb

Possible Senses/Usages:

1. With great urgency or desperation.
2. In an extreme or desperate manner.

Examples:

Sense 1: With great urgency or desperation

• She desperately needed to find a job to pay her bills.
• The doctor worked desperately to save the patient's life.
• He desperately searched for his lost keys before leaving for work.

Sense 2: In an extreme or desperate manner

• The refugees fled the war-torn country desperately, seeking safety.
• She tried desperately to save their failing relationship but ultimately gave up.
• The company desperately needed to increase sales to avoid bankruptcy.

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