desperately
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- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 11
/ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹətli/
Definition of desperately
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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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.”
“I just need you miserably Broken man come to me I just need you desperately Just want to change your mind”
“The patient, who lumbers painfully, has a question: She desperately wants a knee replacement, but doesn’t understand why three doctors have rejected her. Ms. Purdie translates doctorspeak.”
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adv
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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.”
“I just need you miserably Broken man come to me I just need you desperately Just want to change your mind”
“The patient, who lumbers painfully, has a question: She desperately wants a knee replacement, but doesn’t understand why three doctors have rejected her. Ms. Purdie translates doctorspeak.”
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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.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From desperate + -ly.
Words you can make from desperately
200+ playable · top: REPEATEDLY (16 pts)
Best play repeatedly 16 points9-letter words
7 words8-letter words
48 words- PARLEYED 14 pts
- PEDATELY 14 pts
- REPLAYED 14 pts
- PEYTRALS 13 pts
- PEYTRELS 13 pts
- PLASTERY 13 pts
- PSALTERY 13 pts
- PTERYLAE 13 pts
- DELAYERS 12 pts
- ESTRAYED 12 pts
- RESTYLED 12 pts
- SEDATELY 12 pts
- DEPARTEE 11 pts
- DEPLETER 11 pts
- DEPLETES 11 pts
- EASTERLY 11 pts
- EPATERED 11 pts
- PALTERED 11 pts
- PEDALERS 11 pts
- PEDERAST 11 pts
- PEDESTAL 11 pts
- PELTERED 11 pts
- PESTERED 11 pts
- PLEADERS 11 pts
- PREDATES 11 pts
- RAPESEED 11 pts
- RELAPSED 11 pts
- REPASTED 11 pts
- REPEALED 11 pts
- REPEATED 11 pts
- REPLATED 11 pts
- REPLEADS 11 pts
- STEEPLED 11 pts
- TRAPESED 11 pts
- PETRALES 10 pts
- PLEATERS 10 pts
- PRELATES 10 pts
- REPLATES 10 pts
- REPLETES 10 pts
- DESALTER 9 pts
- RELEASED 9 pts
- RESEALED 9 pts
- RESEATED 9 pts
- RESLATED 9 pts
- STREELED 9 pts
- TEASELED 9 pts
- TREADLES 9 pts
- TEASELER 8 pts
7-letter words
114 words- ADEPTLY 13 pts
- PEDLARY 13 pts
- PEDLERY 13 pts
- RETYPED 13 pts
- SPLAYED 13 pts
- SPRAYED 13 pts
- PARLEYS 12 pts
- PARSLEY 12 pts
- PEARTLY 12 pts
- PEYTRAL 12 pts
- PEYTREL 12 pts
- PLAYERS 12 pts
- PLAYSET 12 pts
- PSALTRY 12 pts
- PTERYLA 12 pts
- REPLAYS 12 pts
- RETYPES 12 pts
- SPARELY 12 pts
- STEEPLY 12 pts
- YELPERS 12 pts
- DELAYER 11 pts
- LAYERED 11 pts
- LYRATED 11 pts
- REDEYES 11 pts
- RELAYED 11 pts
- STRAYED 11 pts
- YEASTED 11 pts
- ADEPTER 10 pts
- DEEPEST 10 pts
- DEPARTS 10 pts
- DEPLETE 10 pts
- ELAPSED 10 pts
- EYELETS 10 pts
- PEARLED 10 pts
- PEDALER 10 pts
- PEDLARS 10 pts
- PEDLERS 10 pts
- PESTLED 10 pts
- PETALED 10 pts
- PETARDS 10 pts
- PETERED 10 pts
- PLEADER 10 pts
- PLEASED 10 pts
- PLEATED 10 pts
- PREDATE 10 pts
- REPLEAD 10 pts
- RESPADE 10 pts
- RESTYLE 10 pts
- RETAPED 10 pts
- SALTERY 10 pts
- SEALERY 10 pts
- SEPALED 10 pts
- SPALTED 10 pts
- SPEARED 10 pts
- SPEEDER 10 pts
- SPEELED 10 pts
- SPEERED 10 pts
- STAPLED 10 pts
- STEEPED 10 pts
- TAPERED 10 pts
- TERSELY 10 pts
- EPATERS 9 pts
- LEAPERS 9 pts
- PALTERS 9 pts
- PEELERS 9 pts
- PELTERS 9 pts
- PERSALT 9 pts
- PETRALE 9 pts
- PETRELS 9 pts
- PLASTER 9 pts
- PLATERS 9 pts
- PLEASER 9 pts
- PLEATER 9 pts
- PRELATE 9 pts
- PRESALE 9 pts
- PSALTER 9 pts
- RELAPSE 9 pts
- REPEALS 9 pts
- REPEATS 9 pts
- REPLATE 9 pts
- REPLETE 9 pts
- RESPELT 9 pts
- RETAPES 9 pts
- SLEEPER 9 pts
- SPELTER 9 pts
- STAPLER 9 pts
- STEEPER 9 pts
- STEEPLE 9 pts
- ALERTED 8 pts
- ALTERED 8 pts
- DARTLES 8 pts
- DEALERS 8 pts
- DEAREST 8 pts
- DELATES 8 pts
- DELETES 8 pts
- DERATES 8 pts
- EASELED 8 pts
- LASERED 8 pts
- LEADERS 8 pts
- REDATES 8 pts
- REESTED 8 pts
- RELATED 8 pts
- SEDATER 8 pts
- SLEETED 8 pts
- STEELED 8 pts
- STEERED 8 pts
- TASERED 8 pts
- TREADLE 8 pts
- ELATERS 7 pts
- REALEST 7 pts
- RELATES 7 pts
- RELEASE 7 pts
- RESLATE 7 pts
- STEALER 7 pts
6-letter words
30 words- DEEPLY 12 pts
- DRAPEY 12 pts
- DEARLY 10 pts
- DELAYS 10 pts
- DERAYS 10 pts
- DRYEST 10 pts
- ADEPTS 9 pts
- DEEPER 9 pts
- DEPART 9 pts
- DRAPES 9 pts
- EATERY 9 pts
- ASLEEP 8 pts
- ALDERS 7 pts
- DARTLE 7 pts
- DATERS 7 pts
- DEALER 7 pts
- DELATE 7 pts
- DELETE 7 pts
- DELTAS 7 pts
- DERATE 7 pts
- DERATS 7 pts
- DESALT 7 pts
- DESERT 7 pts
- DETERS 7 pts
- ALERTS 6 pts
- ALTERS 6 pts
- ARETES 6 pts
- ARTELS 6 pts
- EASTER 6 pts
- EATERS 6 pts
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