1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

   1.

   frantic; frenetic; desperate

2. Noun

   2.

   inevitable death

3. 3.

   brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

Example sentences

• トムは必死に逃げた。

  Tom ran for his life.

• 私は必死になって逃げた。

  I ran for my life.