Hypertext Webster Gateway: "vulnerable"
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) 1.7 (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}]
Additional Hypertext Webster Gateway Lookup
Gateway by dict@stokkie.net
stock only wrote the gateway and does not have any control over the contents;
see the Webster Gateway FAQ,
and also the Back-end/database links and credits.