pregnable
/ˈprɛɡnəb(ə)l
/adjective
Vulnerable to attack; not impregnable: the fort’s pregnable approaches...
- They are more pregnable than banks; and routine deliveries of cash for pensions or benefit payouts makes it easier to plan a robbery.
- Are our cities' public transportation systems pregnable to attack?
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French prenable, literally 'takable', from Latin prehendere 'seize'. The g was sometimes written in French, perhaps indicating palatal n, but has come to be pronounced as a separate sound in English.