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
take a hand in (something)
to help plan or do something
The man is always ready to take a hand in any work that needs to be done.