susceptible
Americanadjective
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admitting or capable of some specified treatment.
susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
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accessible or especially liable or subject to some influence, mood, agency, etc..
susceptible to colds; susceptible to flattery.
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capable of being affected emotionally; impressionable.
adjective
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(postpositive; foll by of or to) yielding readily (to); capable (of)
hypotheses susceptible of refutation
susceptible to control
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liable to be afflicted (by)
susceptible to colds
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easily impressed emotionally
Other Word Forms
- nonsusceptible adjective
- nonsusceptibleness noun
- nonsusceptibly adverb
- oversusceptible adjective
- oversusceptibleness noun
- oversusceptibly adverb
- presusceptible adjective
- susceptibleness noun
- susceptibly adverb
- unsusceptible adjective
- unsusceptibleness noun
- unsusceptibly adverb
Etymology
Origin of susceptible
First recorded in 1595–1605; from Late Latin susceptibilis, from suscept(us) “taken up” (past participle of suscipere “to take up, support,” from sus- sus- + -cipere, combining form of capere “to take”) + -ibilis -ible
Example Sentences
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The underwater cables that keep it connected to the internet are susceptible to sabotage.
To pinpoint the protective trait, researchers crossed Calcutta 4 with susceptible bananas from another diploid subspecies.
From Science Daily
Because they are usually financed with credit, these items are highly susceptible to interest rate and consumer sentiment fluctuations.
From MarketWatch
Yet the analysts said the company’s software-development services are for “bespoke government needs” rather than licensing software, which could be more susceptible to AI replacement.
From MarketWatch
However, young people are less likely to think they could be susceptible to this cancer, which was long considered to only be suffered by the elderly.
From Barron's
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