desperately
adverb
[ ˈdɛsp(ə)rətli ]
• in a way that shows despair.
• "he looked around desperately"
Similar:
in desperation,
in despair,
despairingly,
in anguish,
in distress,
miserably,
wretchedly,
hopelessly,
desolately,
forlornly,
resignedly,
defeatedly,
pessimistically,
