susceptible
[ suh-sep-tuh-buhl ]
/ səˈsɛp tə bəl /
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adjective
admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
accessible or especially liable or subject to some influence, mood, agency, etc.: susceptible to colds; susceptible to flattery.
capable of being affected emotionally; impressionable.
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How to use susceptible in a sentence
The result is that we advise dodging that parasite by planting the non-susceptible kinds; it is much better and cheaper.
British Dictionary definitions for susceptible
susceptible
/ (səˈsɛptəbəl) /
adjective
(postpositive; foll by of or to) yielding readily (to); capable (of)hypotheses susceptible of refutation; susceptible to control
(postpositive foll by to) liable to be afflicted (by)susceptible to colds
easily impressed emotionally
Derived forms of susceptible
susceptibleness, nounsusceptibly, adverbWord Origin for susceptible
C17: from Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin suscipere to take up, from sub- + capere to take
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