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desperate
(mass) | desperate
- beznádejný, zúfalý |
desperate
(encz) | desperate,beznadějný Zdeněk Brož |
desperate
(encz) | desperate,zoufale potřebující Zdeněk Brož |
desperate
(encz) | desperate,zoufalý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Desperate
(gcide) | Desperate \Des"per*ate\, n.
One desperate or hopeless. [Obs.]
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Desperate
(gcide) | Desperate \Des"per*ate\, a. [L. desperatus, p. p. of desperare.
See Despair, and cf. Desperado.]
1. Without hope; given to despair; hopeless. [Obs.]
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I am desperate of obtaining her. --Shak.
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2. Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous;
irretrievable; past cure, or, at least, extremely
dangerous; as, a desperate disease; desperate fortune.
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3. Proceeding from, or suggested by, despair; without regard
to danger or safety; reckless; furious; as, a desperate
effort. "Desperate expedients." --Macaulay.
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4. Extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous; -- used to mark the
extreme predominance of a bad quality.
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A desperate offendress against nature. --Shak.
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The most desperate of reprobates. --Macaulay.
Syn: Hopeless; despairing; desponding; rash; headlong;
precipitate; irretrievable; irrecoverable; forlorn; mad;
furious; frantic.
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desperate
(wn) | desperate
adj 1: arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a
despairing view of the world situation"; "the last
despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a desperate
cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if at the end
of his tether"; "her desperate screams" [syn:
despairing, desperate]
2: desperately determined; "do-or-die revolutionaries"; "a do-
or-die conflict" [syn: desperate, do-or-die(a)]
3: (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency
or despair; "a desperate criminal"; "taken hostage of
desperate men"
4: showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously
undertaken in desperation as a last resort; "made a last
desperate attempt to reach the climber"; "the desperate
gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point
in the Pacific war"- G.C.Marshall; "they took heroic measures
to save his life" [syn: desperate, heroic]
5: showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of
great need or desire; "felt a desperate urge to confess"; "a
desperate need for recognition"
6: fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate
illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate
situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire
emergency" [syn: desperate, dire]
n 1: a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey
on the hopes of the desperate" |
DESPERATE
(bouvier) | DESPERATE. Of which there is no hope.
2. This term is used frequently, in making an inventory of a decedent's
effects, when a debt is considered so bad that there is no hope of
recovering it. It is then called a desperate debt, and, if it be so
returned, it will be prima facie, considered as desperate. See Toll. Ex. 248
2 Williams, Ex. 644; 1 Chit. Pr. 580. See Sperate.
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desperately
(mass) | desperately
- naliehavo |
desperate criminal
(encz) | desperate criminal, n: |
desperate measure
(encz) | desperate measure, n: |
desperate straits
(encz) | desperate straits, n: |
desperately
(encz) | desperately,intenzivně Zdeněk Broždesperately,naléhavě Zdeněk Broždesperately,zoufale adv: Zdeněk Brož |
desperateness
(encz) | desperateness,zoufalství n: Zdeněk Brož |
Desperate
(gcide) | Desperate \Des"per*ate\, n.
One desperate or hopeless. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Desperate \Des"per*ate\, a. [L. desperatus, p. p. of desperare.
See Despair, and cf. Desperado.]
1. Without hope; given to despair; hopeless. [Obs.]
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I am desperate of obtaining her. --Shak.
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2. Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous;
irretrievable; past cure, or, at least, extremely
dangerous; as, a desperate disease; desperate fortune.
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3. Proceeding from, or suggested by, despair; without regard
to danger or safety; reckless; furious; as, a desperate
effort. "Desperate expedients." --Macaulay.
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4. Extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous; -- used to mark the
extreme predominance of a bad quality.
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A desperate offendress against nature. --Shak.
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The most desperate of reprobates. --Macaulay.
Syn: Hopeless; despairing; desponding; rash; headlong;
precipitate; irretrievable; irrecoverable; forlorn; mad;
furious; frantic.
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Desperately
(gcide) | Desperately \Des"per*ate*ly\, adv.
In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety;
recklessly; extremely; as, the troops fought desperately.
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She fell desperately in love with him. --Addison.
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Desperateness
(gcide) | Desperateness \Des"per*ate*ness\ n.
Desperation; virulence.
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desperate criminal
(wn) | desperate criminal
n 1: a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) [syn:
desperado, desperate criminal] |
desperate measure
(wn) | desperate measure
n 1: desperate actions taken as a means to an end; "he had to
resort to desperate measures" |
desperate straits
(wn) | desperate straits
n 1: a state of extreme distress [syn: desperate straits,
dire straits] |
desperately
(wn) | desperately
adv 1: with great urgency; "health care reform is needed
urgently"; "the soil desperately needed potash" [syn:
urgently, desperately]
2: in intense despair; "the child clung desperately to her
mother" |
DESPERATE
(bouvier) | DESPERATE. Of which there is no hope.
2. This term is used frequently, in making an inventory of a decedent's
effects, when a debt is considered so bad that there is no hope of
recovering it. It is then called a desperate debt, and, if it be so
returned, it will be prima facie, considered as desperate. See Toll. Ex. 248
2 Williams, Ex. 644; 1 Chit. Pr. 580. See Sperate.
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