-Psalm 138:2, KJV
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KJV Dictionary Definition: desperate
desperate
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.
desperately
DESPERATELY, adv.
1. In a desperate manner; as in despair; hence, furiously; with rage; madly; without regard to danger or safety; as, the troops fought desperately.
2. In a popular sense, greatly; extremely; violently.
She fell desperately in love with him.
desperateness
DESPERATENESS, n. Madness; fury; rash precipitance.
desperation
DESPERATION, n.
1. A despairing; a giving up of hope; as desperation of success.
2. Hopelessness; despair; as, the men were in a state of desperation. Hence,
3. Fury; rage; disregard of safety or danger; as, the men fought with desperation; they were urged to desperation.
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