Susceptible


adjective
1.
admitting or capable of some specified treatment:
susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
2.
accessible or especially liable or subject to some influence, mood, agency, etc.:
susceptible to colds; susceptible to flattery.
3.
capable of being affected emotionally; impressionable.
adjective
1.
(postpositive; foll by of or to) yielding readily (to); capable (of): hypotheses susceptible of refutation, susceptible to control
2.
(postpositive) foll by to. liable to be afflicted (by): susceptible to colds
3.
easily impressed emotionally

susceptible sus·cep·ti·ble (sə-sěp’tə-bəl)
adj.

Likely to be affected with a disease, infection, or condition.

Especially sensitive; highly impressionable.

sus·cep’ti·bil’i·ty (sə-sěp’tə-bĭl’ĭ-tē) n.

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