susceptive
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Born with a fiery, active temperament, even susceptive of the diversions of society, I had soon to retire from the world, to live a solitary life.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Kuno Francke
However susceptive to outside stimuli, the true source of power in man lies within himself.
From The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnagey
By reason of its transparency, it is susceptive of light; hence its adaptability to Baptism as the "sacrament of Faith."
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
Three fundamental conditions make us all susceptive to suggestion: We naturally respect authority.
From The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnagey
Whatsoever of woman's beauty and sweetness and wisdom was expressed in her life and manners could not but be caught and repeated in his susceptive and fertile mind.
From Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England by Henry Norman Hudson
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