desperados
Variant of desperado
desperado
Definition
des·per·ado (des′pər ä′dō, -ā′-)
noun pl. desperadoes -·does or desperados -·dos
a dangerous, reckless criminal; bold outlaw
Etymology: OSp pp. of desperar < L desperare: see despair
desperados
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- uninformed: Houses are worth what people will pay for them, it's only the seriously uninformed desperados who are still buying.
- other: All are fearful areas, unpopulated and places of last resort for bandits and other desperados.
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