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Assailable

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as·sail  (-sl)
tr.v. as·sailed, as·sail·ing, as·sails
1. To attack with or as if with violent blows; assault.
2. To attack verbally, as with ridicule or censure. See Synonyms at attack.
3. To trouble; beset: was assailed by doubts.

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

as·saila·ble adj.
as·saila·bili·ty n.
as·sailer n.
as·sailment n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.Assailableassailable - not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack"
vulnerable - susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge"


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