SUSCEPTIBLE


Meaning of SUSCEPTIBLE in English

[ sə'sɛptɪb(ə)l ]

■ adjective

1》 (often ~ to ) likely to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.

↘easily influenced by feelings or emotions.

2》 ( ~ of ) capable or admitting of.

Derivatives

susceptibly adverb

Origin

C17: from late L. susceptibilis , from L. suscipere 'take up, sustain'.

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