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• desperate diseases must have desperate remedies — The proverb is found in many variant forms. Cf. L. extremis malis extrema remedia, extreme remedies for extreme ills. 1539 R. TAVERNER tr. Erasmus’ Adages 4 A stronge disease requyreth a stronge medicine. 1600–1 SHAKESPEARE Hamlet IV. iii. 9… …   Proverbs new dictionary

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• desperate — /ˈdɛsprət / (say despruht), / pərət/ (say puhruht) adjective 1. reckless from despair; ready to run any risk: a desperate villain. 2. leaving little or no hope; very serious or dangerous; extremely bad: a desperate illness. 3. having no hope: a… …  

• desperate — adj. 1 reckless from despair; violent and lawless. 2 a extremely dangerous or serious (a desperate situation). b staking all on a small chance (a desperate remedy). 3 very bad (a desperate night; desperate poverty). 4 (usu. foll. by for) needing… …   Useful english dictionary

• remedy — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 treatment/medicine ADJECTIVE ▪ effective, good ▪ common, popular ▪ Ginger is a popular remedy for morning sickness. ▪ traditional …   Collocations dictionary

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• desperate — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ I was starting to get desperate …   Collocations dictionary

• remedy — see there is a remedy for everything except death desperate diseases must have desperate remedies …   Proverbs new dictionary

• hopeless — hopelessly, adv. hopelessness, n. /hohp lis/, adj. 1. providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer. 2. without hope; despairing: hopeless grief. 3. impossible to accomplish, solve, resolve, etc.: Balancing my… …   Universalium

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