dēspērātus adj. with comp. and sup. P. of despero, given up, despaired of, irremediable, desperate: res p.: desperatas pecunias exigere: fuga.

—Prov.: desperatis adhibere medicinam: haec nunc multo desperatiora: desperatissimum perfugium.

—Without hope, desperate: homines, Cs.: senes.