Middle English Dictionary Entry
desperāt adj.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | desperāt adj.(2) |
| Etymology | L disparātus |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Different, disparate.
Associated quotations
- (c1450) Capgr.St.Aug.(Add 36704)53/23 : Sumtyme in his prechyng wold he make a grete digression fro þe mater þat he spak of onto an-oþir desperat mater.