3. Proceeding from, or suggested by, despair; without regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious; as, a desperate effort. "Desperate expedients." Macaulay.
4. Extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous; — used to mark the extreme predominance of a bad quality. A desperate offendress against nature. Shak. The most desperate of reprobates. Macaulay.
Syn. — Hopeless; despairing; desponding; rash; headlong; precipitate; irretrievable; irrecoverable; forlorn; mad; furious; frantic.
DESPERATE
Des"per*ate, n.
Defn: One desperate or hopeless. [Obs.]
DESPERATELY
Des"per*ate*ly, adv.
Defn: 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.
DESPERATENESS
Des"per*ate*ness n.
Defn: Desperation; virulence.
DESPERATION
Des`per*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. desperatio: cf. OF. desperation.]