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The big eyes and lips said: I'm young and vulnerable, I can't hurt you, and you want to protect me.†
p. 16.7 *
Even without much work, Shay's face was already welcoming, vulnerable, healthy...pretty.†
p. 44.3
When they had measured her yesterday, had they determined that she would never fit the vulnerable, doe-eyed pretty mold?†
p. 100.7
He looked so sad, so vulnerable and wounded.†
p. 122.1
Just like they say in school: Big-eyed means vulnerable.†
p. 216.4

Definitions:

(1) (vulnerable)
easily hurt or in need of help; or easily influenced or subject to temptation
(2) (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