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susceptible

sus·cep·ti·ble [ sə séptəb'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. easily affected: easily influenced or affected by something

2. likely to be affected: liable to being affected by something
susceptible to hay fever and other allergies

3. emotional: easily affected emotionally

4. capable of something: capable or permitting of something ( formal )
susceptible of several different interpretations

[Early 17th century. Directly or via French< late Latin susceptibilis< past participle of Latin suscipere "take up" < capere "take"]

sus·cep·ti·ble·ness noun
sus·cep·ti·bly adverb
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