Lacerable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Capable of being torn, ripped, or wounded; susceptible to being rent or lacerated
2. Able to be torn apart or wounded
3. Susceptible to tearing, cutting, or being physically injured in a way that causes damage

Etymology: Lacerable is a formation in English: the verb "lacerate" plus the suffix "-able", meaning able to be done to. The verb comes from Latin "lacerare", "to tear to pieces", which is related to "lacer", "mangled" or "torn". Lacerable therefore means, literally, able to be torn to pieces. The Latin root stayed physical, and the English family keeps that sense of violent tearing. Because lacerable is a derivative of "lacerate" rather than a word inherited from Latin, its own first recorded use is not something I can confirm.