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desperately

adjective

reckless or dangerous because of despair, hopelessness, or urgency: a desperate killer.
having an urgent need, desire, etc.: desperate for attention; desperate to find a job.
leaving little or no hope; very serious or dangerous: a desperate illness.
extremely bad; intolerable or shocking: clothes in desperate taste.
extreme or excessive.
making a final, ultimate effort; giving all: a desperate attempt to save a life.
actuated by a feeling of hopelessness.
having no hope; giving in to despair.

noun

Obsolete. a desperado.

adjective

careless of danger, as from despair; utterly reckless
(of an act) reckless; risky
used or undertaken in desperation or as a last resortdesperate measures
critical; very gravein desperate need
(often postpositive and foll by for) in distress and having a great need or desire
moved by or showing despair or hopelessness; despairing

adj.

early 15c., “despairing, hopeless,” from Latin desperatus “given up, despaired of,” past participle of desperare (see despair (v.)). Sense of “driven to recklessness” is from late 15c.; weakened sense of “having a great desire for” is from 1950s. Related: Desperately.