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vul·ner·a·ble
/
ˈvʌl
nər
ə
bəl
/
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[
vuhl
-ner-
uh
-b
uh
l
]
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adjective
1.
capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon:
a vulnerable part of the body.
2.
open to moral attack, criticism, temptation, etc.:
an argument vulnerable to refutation; He is vulnerable to bribery.
3.
(of a place) open to assault; difficult to defend:
a vulnerable bridge.
4.
Bridge.
having won one of the games of a rubber.
Origin:
1595–1605;
<
Late Latin
vulnerābilis,
equivalent to
Latin
vulnerā
(
re
) to wound +
-bilis
-ble
; see
vulnerary
Related forms
vul·ner·a·bil·i·ty,
vul·ner·a·ble·ness,
noun
vul·ner·a·bly,
adverb
un·vul·ner·a·ble,
adjective
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vulnerable
(ˈvʌlnərəb
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
capable of being physically or emotionally wounded or hurt
2.
open to temptation, persuasion, censure, etc
3.
liable or exposed to disease, disaster, etc
4.
military
liable or exposed to attack
5.
bridge
(of a side who have won one game towards rubber) subject to increased bonuses or penalties
[C17: from Late Latin
vulnerābilis,
from Latin
vulnerāre
to wound, from
vulnus
a wound]
vulnera'bility
—
n
'vulnerableness
—
n
'vulnerably
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
vulnerable
1605, from L.L. vulnerabilis "wounding," from L. vulnerare "to wound," from vulnus (gen. vulneris) "wound," perhaps related to vellere "pluck, to tear."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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