desperately Copy link Outline I. To a degree forbidding hopeII. With the courage of despair; with extreme courageIII. Vehemently, very greatly • desperately: I. To a degree forbidding hope: *ita ut spes amittatur, perdatur (desperatē only in Aug.). II. With the courage of despair; with extreme courage: pertĭnācissĭmē, fortissĭmē: or more precisely, *ut quibus ipsa desperatio animum addit. III. Vehemently, very greatly: Phr.: to be d. in love, perdite amare, Ter.; simly., misere amare, deperire, Pl.: d. angry, iratissimus: v. angry, etc.