susceptible
adj.adj. likely to be harmed or affected by something. If you are susceptible to a cold, you catch it more easily than other people.
adj. easily influenced or harmed by a particular thing. Often describes a lack of resistance to disease, emotional influence, or physical damage.
He is very susceptible to colds in the winter.
Older buildings are often more susceptible to fire damage because of their wooden structures.
The research suggests that certain genetic markers may make some individuals more susceptible to chronic inflammation than the general population.
From Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipiō.
Typically follows a linking verb and takes the preposition 'to'.
susceptible of catching a coldsusceptible to catching a coldIn modern English, the adjective almost always takes 'to' when describing a vulnerability.