Definitions

susceptive

[suh-sep-tiv] / səˈsɛp tɪv /

ADJECTIVE

liable

Synonyms

WEAK

apt assailable attackable beatable conquerable disposed exposed given in danger inclined open penetrable prone sensitive subject susceptible tending verisimilar vincible vulnerable

ADJECTIVE

sensitive

Synonyms

WEAK

acute cognizant conscious delicate easily affected emotionable emotional feeling fine high-strung hung up hypersensitive impressible impressionable irritable keen knowing nervous oversensitive perceiving perceptive precarious precise psychic reactive receptive responsive seeing sensatory sensible sensile sensorial sensory sentient supersensitive susceptible tense ticklish touchy touchy feely tricky tuned-in turned on to umbrageous understanding unstable wired

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Three fundamental conditions make us all susceptive to suggestion: We naturally respect authority.

From The Art of Public Speaking by Carnagey, Dale

Yet I had to try to find among them the few that were susceptive to original thoughts and had the ability to turn them into deeds.

From The Bride of Dreams by Auw, Mellie von

But even this cannot be: in the first place, because atmosphere is not susceptive of such accidents.

From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

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 Hudson, Henry Norman

However susceptive to outside stimuli, the true source of power in man lies within himself.

From The Art of Public Speaking by Carnagey, Dale

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