sug·gest·i·ble

[suhg-jes-tuh-buhl, suh-]
adjective
1.
subject to or easily influenced by suggestion.
2.
that may be suggested.

Origin:
1885–90; suggest + -ible

sug·gest·i·bil·i·ty, sug·gest·i·ble·ness, noun
sug·gest·i·bly, adverb
hy·per·sug·ges·ti·bil·i·ty, noun
hy·per·sug·ges·ti·ble, adjective
hy·per·sug·ges·ti·ble·ness, noun
hy·per·sug·ges·ti·b·ly, adverb
non·sug·gest·i·ble, adjective
un·sug·gest·i·ble, adjective
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suggestible (səˈdʒɛstɪbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  easily influenced by ideas provided by other persons
2.  characteristic of something that can be suggested
 
sug'gestibleness
 
n
 
sug'gestibly
 
adv

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suggestible sug·gest·i·ble (səg-jěs'tə-bəl, sə-jěs'-)
adj.
Readily influenced by suggestion.

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Example sentences
He felt foolish to be so suggestible, so lightly carried here by his new sense
  of ease and possibility.
But while he's in that trance state, he should also be reasonably suggestible.
Investigated preschoolers' suggestible responses on memory tests.
Events are predictable, only behaviors are suggestible.
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