1 adverb showing little hopehe tried desperately to escaperinne sé a mhíle dícheall éalúthey were looking desperately for herbhí siad á cuardach agus iad as a gcrann cumhachta le himní2 adverb need, want etc: very muchI desperately needed to talk to someonetheastaigh go géar uaim labhairt le duine éiginwe're desperately in need of this moneytá géarghá againn leis an airgead seo3 adverb ill, poor, worried etc: veryshe's desperately illtá sí go dona tinnit's desperately warmtá teas damanta annI wasn't desperately keen on the ideaní raibh mé róthógtha leis mar smaoineamh'Are you hungry?' 'Not desperately.''An bhfuil ocras ort?' 'Níl an oiread sin.'