vulnerable
/ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/ adjective B2- More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally. · You are vulnerable to be bullied by someone at school.
- Open to disclosing one's inner thoughts and feelings, acting in spite of one's instinct to self-preservation. · It's okay to get vulnerable every now and again.
- More likely to be exposed to malicious programs or viruses. · a vulnerable PC with no antivirus software
- at moderate risk of extinction though not quite endangered. · Welsh is merely a vulnerable language, but Irish and Scottish Gaelic are definitely endangered.
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“You are not very vulnerable from above,” Holmes remarked as he held up the lantern and gazed about him.
If he was vulnerable he was mortal, and if we could wound him we could kill him.
When a severe and prolonged drought struck the region, the newly exposed topsoil was left completely vulnerable to the relentless wind.
Through meticulously orchestrated captive breeding programs, these facilities actively safeguard vulnerable species whose natural habitats are imperiled by rampant deforestation and climate fluctuations.
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