pregnable

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(prĕg'nə-bəl) pronunciation
adj.
Being such that attack, seizure, or capture is possible; vulnerable or assailable: a pregnable fortress.

[Middle English preignable, pregnabul, from Old French prenable, pregnauble, from prendre, to grasp, from Latin prehendere, prēndere.]

pregnability preg'na·bil'i·ty n.

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adjective

    Open to attack and capture because of a lack of protection: assailable, attackable, vincible, vulnerable. See strong/weak.

Capable of becoming pregnant.

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