susceptible.
Likely to be affected by something.
Meaning & usage
Likely to be affected by something.
He was susceptible to minor ailments.
Easily influenced or tricked; credulous.
Especially sensitive, particularly to a stimulus.
That, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result.
Rational numbers are susceptible of description as quotients of two integers.
A properly prepared surface is susceptible of an enduring paint job.
Vulnerable.
Amenable.
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipiō.
A person who is vulnerable to being infected by a certain disease
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipiō.
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