showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort | possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching |
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless | invulnerable to fear or intimidation |
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope | brightly colored and showy |
showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire | |
desperately determined | |
(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair | |