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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
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"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. Capable of being wounded; susceptible of wounds or
      external injuries; as, a vulnerable body.
      [1913 Webster]

            Achilles was vulnerable in his heel; and there will
            be wanting a Paris to infix the dart. --Dr. T.
                                                  Dwight.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Liable to injury; subject to be affected injuriously;
      assailable; as, a vulnerable reputation.
      [1913 Webster]

            His skill in finding out the vulnerable parts of
            strong minds was consummate.          --Macaulay.
      [1913 Webster]

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