Both Uses of
vulnerable
in
Queen of Babble
- Who woos vulnerable American girls on foreign trains, lulls them into a false sense of trust, then kills them when they get to their destinations?†
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- He was clearly in a vulnerable state, romantically.†
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