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desperately vs desperate

desperate vs desperately

desperately is not a noun while desperate is a noun.

desperately is not an adjective while desperate is an adjective.

desperately is an adverb but desperate is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
desperately No No No Yes
desperate Yes Yes No No
desperately (noun) desperate (noun)
a person who is frightened and in need of help
desperately (adjective) desperate (adjective)
showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
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
desperately (adverb) desperate (adverb)
with great urgency
in intense despair
Difference between desperately and desperate

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