adj.
1.arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
2.desperately determined
3.(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
4.showing extreme courage
5.showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire
6.fraught with extreme danger desperate n.
1.a person who is frightened and in need of help
Idiom of the Day
warm up to (someone or something)
to become friendly or interested (in someone or something)
The woman finally warmed up to the idea of going to Italy for a holiday.