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the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Desperate
King James Dictionary
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DESPERATE, a. L. To despair.
1. Without hope.
I am desperate of obtaining her.
2. Without care of safety rash fearless of danger as a desperate man. Hence,
3. Furious, as a man in despair.
4. Hopeless despaired of lost beyond hope of recovery irretrievable irrecoverable forlorn. We speak of a desperate case of disease, desperate fortunes, a desperate situation or condition.
5. In a popular sense, great in the extreme as a desperate sot or fool.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Desperate'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/d/desperate.html.
Entry for 'Desperate'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/d/desperate.html.
