Both Uses of
vulnerable
in
Ulysses by James Joyce
- Brummagem England was toppling already and her downfall would be Ireland, her Achilles heel, which he explained to them about the vulnerable point of Achilles, the Greek hero, a point his auditors at once seized as he completely gripped their attention by showing the tendon referred to on his boot.†
Chpt 16
- The most vulnerable point too of tender Achilles.†
Chpt 16 *
Definition:
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(vulnerable) easily hurt or in need of help; or easily influenced or subject to temptation