Sekirov Dictionary

susceptible

[səˈsɛptɪbl̩]

adjective 6
noun 1
forms 3

adjective6

•
Likely to be affected by something.
- He was susceptible to minor ailments.
Especially sensitive, particularly to a stimulus.
Vulnerable.
Easily influenced or tricked; credulous.
•
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.
Amenable.

noun1

•
A person who is vulnerable to being infected by a certain disease
- In either instance a decrease in the number of susceptibles, by making the spread of virus less easy, tends towards a stage at which the infection dies out. — 1983

forms

susceptibles · more susceptible · most susceptible

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