Desperate
Desperate adjective - Feeling or showing no hope.
Ruffianly and desperate are semantically related In some cases you can use "Ruffianly" instead an adjective "Desperate".
Nearby Words: desperately, desperation
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Ruffianly and Desperate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate/ruffianly
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Ruffianly or Desperate. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/desperate/ruffianly.
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