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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vulnerable \Vul"ner*a*ble\, a. [L. vulnerabilis wounding,
injurious, from vulnerare to wound, vulnus a wound; akin to
Skr. vra?a: cf F. vuln['e]rable.]
1. Capable of being wounded; susceptible of wounds or
external injuries; as a vulnerable body.
Achilles was vulnerable in his heel; and there will
be wanting a Paris to infix the dart. --Dr. T.
Dwight.
2. Liable to injury; subject to be affected injuriously;
assailable; as a vulnerable reputation.
His skill in finding out the vulnerable parts of
strong minds was consummate. --Macaulay.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
vulnerable
adj 1: susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge" [ant: {invulnerable}]
2: susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation;
"vulnerable to bribery"; "an argument vulnerable to
refutation"
3: capable of being wounded or hurt; "vulnerable parts of the
body"
4: susceptible to physical or emotional injury; "at a tender
age" [syn: {tender}]
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