Desperately
Desperately adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong
Hardly is an antonym for desperately.
Nearby Words: desperate, desperation
Hardly
Hardly adverb - In a manner so as to cause loss or suffering.
Desperately is an antonym for hardly.
Nearby Word: hard
Both words in one sentence
- There Are No Therapists: Though there is the in-game therapist Dr Jubel, hardly anyone sees him, despite some desperately needing it.
Source: Roleplay / A-GENTS - We hardly get any shots of him inside the truck, while his victims flee desperately in terror from him.
Source: Film / Rolling Vengeance - Feipeng is hardly an better, growing bored in peace and desperately wanting a rival.
Source: Series / Chinese Paladin 3
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