Assailable
91assail — /əˈseɪl / (say uh sayl) verb (t) 1. to set upon with violence; assault. 2. to set upon vigorously with arguments, entreaties, abuse, etc. 3. to undertake with the purpose of mastering. {Middle English asaile(n), from Old French asalir, from… …
92pregnable — /ˈprɛgnəbəl/ (say pregnuhbuhl) adjective 1. capable of being taken or won by force, as a fortress. 2. open to attack; assailable. {late Middle English prenable, from Old French, from prendre, from Latin pre(he)ndere seize, take} –pregnability… …
93unassailable — /ʌnəˈseɪləbəl/ (say unuh sayluhbuhl) adjective not assailable. –unassailed, adjective –unassailably, adverb …
94flimsy — [adj1] not strong; light, thin chiffon, cutrate*, decrepit, defective, delicate, diaphanous, feeble, fragile, frail, gauzy, gossamer, house of cards*, inadequate, infirm, insubstantial, meager, papery, rickety, rinkydink*, shaky, shallow, sheer,… …
95liable — [adj1] answerable, responsible accountable, amenable, bound, chargeable, obligated, subject, tied; concept 545 Ant. excusable, freed, irresponsible, unaccountable liable [adj2] open, likely apt, assailable, attackable, beatable, conquerable,… …
96vulnerable — [adj] open to attack accessible, assailable, defenseless, exposed, liable, naked, on the line*, on the spot*, out on a limb*, ready, sensitive, sitting duck*, sucker*, susceptible, tender, thin skinned*, unguarded, unprotected, unsafe, weak, wide …
97weak — [adj1] not strong anemic, debilitated, decrepit, delicate, effete, enervated, exhausted, faint, feeble, flaccid, flimsy, forceless, fragile, frail, hesitant, impuissant, infirm, insubstantial, irresolute, lackadaisical*, languid, languorous, limp …
98assail — [ə sāl′] vt. [ME assailen < OFr asaillir < VL assalire, for L assilire, to leap on < ad , to + salire, to leap: see SALIENT] 1. to attack physically and violently; assault 2. to attack with arguments, questions, doubts, etc. 3. to begin… …
99pregnable — [preg′nə bəl] adj. [altered (infl. by PREGNANT) < ME prenable < MFr < prendre, to take < L prehendere: see PREHENSILE] 1. that can be captured, as a fortress 2. that can be attacked or injured; assailable or vulnerable pregnability n …
100unassailable — [un΄ə sāl′ə bəl] adj. not assailable; specif., a) that cannot be successfully attacked or assaulted b) that cannot be successfully denied unassailableness n. unassailability unassailably adv …
