desperate

dēspērātē,

adv., hopelessly , etc., v. despero, P. a., no. 2. fin.

Desperate
·noun One desperate or hopeless. II. Desperate ·adj Without hope; given to despair; hopeless. III....

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
desperate
commonly pronounced desput, and used to denote exceedingly; as "I'm desput glad to see you." Bad as ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.