VULNERABLE


Meaning of VULNERABLE in English

adj.1 that may be wounded or harmed.

2 (foll. by to) exposed to damage by a weapon, criticism, etc.

3 Bridge having won one game towards rubber and therefore liable to higher penalties.

Derivatives:

vulnerability n. vulnerableness n. vulnerably adv.

Etymology: LL vulnerabilis f. L vulnerare to wound f. vulnus -eris wound

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