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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Desperately

· Des·per·ate·ly · IPA /ˈdɛsp(ə)ɹətli/
01 adv. In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly; extremely; as, the troops fought desperately.
  1. 1.
    In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety; recklessly; extremely; as, the troops fought desperately.
    “She fell desperately in love with him.” Addison.