Definition of: vulnerable

(vul′nər·ə·bəl) adjective
1. That may be wounded; capable of receiving injuries.
2. Liable to attack; assailable.
3. In contract bridge, having won one game of a rubber, and hence subject to doubled penalties if contract is not fulfilled. [<LL vulnerabilis wounding <L vulnerare wound <vulnus, -eris a wound]
—vul′ner·a·bil′i·ty, vul′ner·a·ble·ness noun
—vul′·ner·a·bly adverb