Desperately
Desperately adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: all of a sudden everything went desperately wrong
Somewhat is an antonym for desperately.
Nearby Words: desperate, desperation
Somewhat
Both words in one sentence
- The somewhat infamous Frosties Kid advert, where the writers desperately tried to find words rhyming with "great".
Source: So Bad Its Good / Advertising -
It makes you weep for the masses before the somewhat sensible people step in and give you a group to desperately hope you'd be part of in the event of a crisis.
Source: Manhwa / Yureka
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