(~s)
1.
If you refer to the fact that people are ~, you mean that they have to die and cannot live for ever.
A man is deliberately designed to be ~. He grows, he ages, and he dies.
? im~
ADJ
~ity
She has suddenly come face to face with her own ~ity.
N-UNCOUNT: usu poss N
2.
You can describe someone as a ~ when you want to say that they are an ordinary person.
Tickets seem unobtainable to the ordinary ~.
= human
N-COUNT
3.
You can use ~ to show that something is very serious or may cause death.
The police were defending themselves and others against ~ danger...
ADJ: ADJ n
~ly
He falls, ~ly wounded.
ADV: usu ADV -ed/adj/adv
4.
You can use ~ to emphasize that a feeling is extremely great or severe.
When self-esteem is high, we lose our ~ fear of jealousy.
ADJ: ADJ n emphasis
~ly
Candida admits to having been ‘~ly embarrassed’.
ADV: ADV -ed/adj/adv