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  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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