assailable

as·sail

A0469900 (ə-sāl′)tr.v. as·sailed, as·sail·ing, as·sails 1. To attack violently, as with blows or military force; assault.2. To attack verbally, as with ridicule or censure. See Synonyms at attack.3. To trouble or beset, as with questions or doubts.

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[Middle English assailen, from Old French asalir, asaill-, from Vulgar Latin *assalīre, variant of Latin assilīre, to jump on : ad-, onto; see ad- + salīre, to jump; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]

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as·sail′a·ble adj.as·sail′a·bil′i·ty n.as·sail′er n.as·sail′ment n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

assailable - not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack"undefendable, undefended, openvulnerable - susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge"

assailable

adjectiveOpen to attack and capture because of a lack of protection:attackable, pregnable, vincible, vulnerable.

Translations

attaccabile