nonhardy

adjective

Definition of nonhardynext
as in susceptible

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonhardy
  1. susceptible
  2. vulnerable
  3. perishable
  4. yielding
  5. sensitive
  6. fragile
Adjective
  • The president also ordered federal agencies to identify colleges with endowments over $1 billion that might be susceptible to investigation or lawsuits due to their DEI policies.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
  • But if a mother is unvaccinated or doesn’t have immunity, babies are left susceptible.
    — Neha Mukherjee, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of susceptible
Adjective
  • Some of the turmoil could have been avoided with early-warning systems, though in parts of the world most vulnerable to climate impacts, there’s very little advance notice of disaster.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Ensuring the youngest and most vulnerable individuals have access to safe and nutritionally adequate formula products is a top priority for the FDA.
    — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of vulnerable
Adjective
  • There's no immediate timeline, but time is of the essence as the members rely heavily on perishable throws of cabbage, carrots, onions and more.
    — Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
  • While hard cheeses store well, soft cheeses are more perishable.
    — Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of perishable
Adjective
  • These prices tend to reflect the higher yielding asking price versus the lower yielding bid price.
    — Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Net interest income for the quarter was $72.2 million, compared to $62.2 million in the previous year, driven by growth in higher yielding loans, primarily from CCBX.
    — Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of yielding
Adjective
  • However, how much caffeine is tolerable can vary from person to person, and some people may be more sensitive to caffeine than others.
    — Emily Brown, MPH, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Age is also a risk factor — older adults may already have issues with sleep due to existing health conditions, medications and chronic pain, and so may be especially sensitive to additional stress.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of sensitive
Adjective
  • Efficiency at what cost? Read: The rise of techno-authoritarianism Careless People illustrates how this ideological vacuum is filled by its leaders’ fleeting whims and governed by their fragile egos.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2025
  • What unfolds is a two-person dialogue on the subject of fragile masculinity.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of fragile
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