noun
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A person who is vulnerable to being infected by a certain disease
adjective
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Likely to be affected by something
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He was susceptible to minor ailments.
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Easily influenced or tricked; credulous
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Especially sensitive, especially to a stimulus
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That, when subjected to a specific operation, will yield a specific result
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A properly prepared surface is susceptible of an enduring paint job.
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Vulnerable; (temporarily) defenseless
Examples of susceptible in a Sentence
Children are much more susceptible than adults.
The various facts, however, seem to be susceptible of another interpretation.
The greater part of the soil is of inferior quality, and much that is susceptible of cultivation is still lying waste.
After he recovered from the stabbing, the Doctor said he had scar tissue and would be susceptible to pneumonia in the injured lung.
Scotus extends the number of theological doctrines which are not, according to him, susceptible of philosophical proof, including in this class the creation of the world out of nothing, the immortality of the human soul, and even the existence of an almighty divine cause of the universe (though he admits the possibility of proving an ultimate cause superior to all else).
This event produced a profound impression on his susceptible mind, and for more than a year he remained sunk in apathy.
Some lignites are, however, quite as brilliant as anthracite; cannel and jet may be turned in the lathe, and are susceptible of taking a brilliant polish.
The population is not susceptible of accurate computation, but probably it has always been small.
Sensations, he argued, thus being representable by numbers, psychology may become an "exact" science, susceptible of mathematical treatment.
Cyrus appears in the unassailably authentic cylinder inscription "as a complete religious indifferentist, willing to go through any amount of ceremonies to soothe the prejudices of a susceptible population."
The system is also very susceptible to electronic countermeasures.
And it must be confessed that Natalie is very susceptible.
The coating is also susceptible to stains.
However, it may recur in certain susceptible individuals.
Idiosyncrasy plays a considerable part in determining the effects, some people being particularly susceptible; death has occurred in five minutes from the appearance of the first symptoms, but when a narcotic has been administered at the same time as the poison the development is proportionately slow.
A few possible cases of aggressive mimicry are enumerated in the following summary of some of the recorded cases of mimicry in different classes of the animal kingdom; but the phenomenon is of comparatively rare occurrence, and the supposed instances may be susceptible of other interpretations, excluding them altogether from mimicry, or bringing them under the Batesian or Miillerian interpretation of the phenomenon.
The theory of psychophysical parallelism involves no doubt in the minds of the majority of its upholders the further assumption of some unity underlying both the physical and psychical series which may one day be discovered to be susceptible of scientific expression and interpretation.
I also cover the top-growth of susceptible plants and those of borderline hardiness with a double-layer of garden fleece.
During the period of rapid growth the algae scarcely seemed susceptible to viruses.
That local taxation as a whole, though susceptible of some redistribution, is neither immoderate nor burdensome.
He died unmarried, and seemed so little susceptible to female influence that he was styled a Mars without a Venus.
It is Swift's peculiar good fortune that his book can dispense with the interpretation of which it is nevertheless susceptible, and may be equally enjoyed whether its inner meaning is apprehended or not.
This mania attacked both men and women, young and old alike, women being more susceptible than men.
It would be hard to say that he had no heart, for he was susceptible of deep emotions; but not for individuals.
The modifications of which these are susceptible he reports to be " inexhaustible and truly infinite, extension alone affording a boundless field to the mathematicians."
There are, nevertheless, serious difficulties involved in the supposition that the changes in the brain with which physiology and the biological sciences deal can be satisfactorily explained by the mechanical and mathematical conceptions common to all these sciences, or, indeed, that any of these organic changes is susceptible in the last resort of explanation derived from purely material premises.
Mill, it is true, and Comte both encouraged the idea that society and conduct alike were susceptible of strictly scientific investigation.
His reasons are those of modern scepticism, the reasons which by their very nature are not susceptible of disproof.
The west of the country, however, was more susceptible to Roman influence, and hence preserved its independence against barbarian invaders longer than its eastern portion.
Some species of animals are much more susceptible to the action of certain drugs than others, a condition which depends on obvious or unknown structural or metabolic differences.
She had thought she was immune, but maybe she was susceptible to the Arkansas species.
Over one hundred freshwater species have been recorded as being susceptible to the disease, including the African catfish.
One example was electronically operated indicator flasher systems being RF susceptible, resulting in 50-100% increase in flash rate when transmitting.
He knows nothing he says can dispel the illusions created by randomness, and that he is as susceptible to them as anyone.
Most healthy people are naturally immune to its effects, however weak or already ill people can be susceptible.
Breastfed infants have less exposure to cow?s milk, a potential allergen in genetically susceptible children.
Susceptible and resistant responses to challenge with soil-borne virus inoculum were evident.
Fat pets are more susceptible to fatty tumors called lipomas.
Recommendations for event organizers Cancel all activities planned on or close to land where susceptible livestock have recently been grazing.
For example, elderly people are particularly susceptible to the side effects of opioid painkillers such as morphine and sleeping tablets such as diazepam.
The objective is to confer some passive immunity to the agent that causes PMWS at the pig's most susceptible age.
Children who smoke are more susceptible to coughs and increased phlegm, wheeziness and shortness of breath than those who do not smoke.
Growers could only protect their trees from tristeza by not using sour orange rootstocks, which are highly susceptible to the virus.
In spring airborne spores are released which infect susceptible plants.
Large areas have been burnt by uncontrolled forest fires and uneven regeneration of the forest renders the park particularly susceptible to any disturbance.
Others are studying genetic factors to determine whether some people are genetically susceptible to developing PD.
A mob is peculiarly susceptible to Satan's influence.
Reading aloud TEFL seems to be particularly susceptible to myths.
Field bindweed seed is moderately susceptible to soil solarization.
It isn't clear that people with neuromuscular diseases are unusually susceptible to the nerve or muscle damaging effects of statins.