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DESPERATE, a. L. To despair.

1. Without hope.

I am desperate of obtaining her.

2. Without care of safety rash fearless of danger as a desperate man. Hence,
3. Furious, as a man in despair.
4. Hopeless despaired of lost beyond hope of recovery irretrievable irrecoverable forlorn. We speak of a desperate case of disease, desperate fortunes, a desperate situation or condition.
5. In a popular sense, great in the extreme as a desperate sot or fool.
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Entry for 'Desperate'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​d/desperate.html.
 
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