vulnerable : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: vulnerable	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vulnerable adj susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge" [ant: invulnerable] susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation; "vulnerable to bribery"; "an argument vulnerable to refutation" capable of being wounded or hurt; "vulnerable parts of the body"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vulnerable \Vul"nerable\, a. [L. vulnerabilis wounding, injurious, from vulnerare to wound, vulnus a wound; akin to Skr. vra[?]a: cf. F. vuln[82]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.