Desperately
Desperately adverb - To a great degree.
In desperation and desperately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In desperation" instead an adverb "Desperately".
Nearby Words: desperate, desperation
In desperation
Desperately and in desperation are semantically related. You can use "Desperately" instead an adverb phrase "In desperation".
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