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vulnerable |
2 definitions found 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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