Both Uses of
vulnerable
in
The Fountainhead
- But Stengel had a vulnerable point: he had been planning for some time to leave Francon and open an office of his own.†
Chpt 1.5 *
- Then he stood straight, but with a kind of quiet resignation, as if his body were consciously made vulnerable.†
Chpt 4.3
Definitions:
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(1)
(vulnerable) easily hurt or in need of help; or easily influenced or subject to temptation
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Specialized Definitions for vulnerable:
Ecology: species believed likely to move into the endangered category if no action is taken
Bridge (card game): the period after winning one game in a rubber when higher penalties (and bonuses) are scored