suggestible

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  1. adjective Readily influenced by suggestion: suggestible young minds.

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  • She suffers from being extremely suggestible, from having a father who has always earned his living by writing articles based on the supernatural and from having read not only all his own works, but the books from which he derived his subject-mattter. —  The Whispering Knights - Gladys Mitchell - Bradley 58
  • She's very suggestible, particularly if it means she can blame someone else for her problems. —  Fox Evil
  • Children are highly suggestible, susceptible to having ideas planted in their minds—conscious and subconscious. —  TAMI HOAG
  • Though a launch within the CeBIT would be suggestible, no one wanted to determine the date yet. —  Elite Bastards' News Feed
  • At risk individuals include juveniles, the mentally retarded, the mentally ill, people who are highly suggestible or compliant, or who have poor memory or high anxiety. —  Grits for Breakfast
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/səˈdʒɛstɪbl/
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