Desperately
Desperately adverb - To a great degree.
Hard and desperately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hard" instead the word "Desperately" as an adverb or an adjective.
Nearby Words: desperate, desperation
Hard
Hard adverb - With great effort or determination.
Desperately and hard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desperately" instead the word "Hard" as an adverb or an adjective.
Both words in one sentence
- She pushes herself too hard and desperately tries to hold herself together under those conditions- there's nothing actually good about being a magical girl, she tells Madoka.
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Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: Deronda, who has a hard time figuring out what it is he's called to do.
Source: Literature / Daniel Deronda -
To make matters worse, Zephiel is a hard-working prince who desperately wants his father's approval, and Guinevere is stuck beneath his shadow, because she's a girl.
Source: Video Game / Fire Emblem Elibe
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