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Susceptibly

Susceptible \Sus*cep"ti*ble\, a. [F., from L. suscipere, susceptum, to take up, to support, undertake, recognize, admit; pref. sus (see Sub-) + capere to take. See Capable.]

  1. Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change, affection, or influence; readily acted upon; as, a body susceptible of color or of alteration.

    It sheds on souls susceptible of light, The glorious dawn of our eternal day.
    --Young.

  2. Capable of impression; having nice sensibility; impressible; tender; sensitive; as, children are more susceptible than adults; a man of a susceptible heart.

    Candidates are . . . not very susceptible of affronts.
    --Cowper.

    I am constitutionally susceptible of noises.
    --Lamb. [1913 Webster] -- Sus*cep"ti*ble*ness, n. -- Sus*cep"ti*bly, adv.

Usage examples of "susceptibly".

The amused Hydra decided to reinforce the legĀ­end, and from time to time island children or other susceptibly imaginative persons caught glimpses of a weird, dwarfish person lurking about in lonely places.