Assailable (Adjective)
Meaning
Not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The city's weak fortifications made it an assailable target for the enemy's invasion.
- The company's financial records were assailable to public scrutiny, revealing several instances of embezzlement.
- The new policy left the country's borders assailable to smugglers and traffickers.
- The government's decision to cut funding for the military made the nation's defenses assailable to external threats.
- The witness's credibility was assailable due to inconsistencies in her testimony.