as|sail´a|ble

as|sail´a|ble
as|sail «uh SAYL», transitive verb.
1. to set upon with violence; attack repeatedly with violent blows: »

The enemy assailed our fort.

SYNONYM(S): assault. See syn. under attack. (Cf. ↑attack)
2. to set upon vigorously with hostile words, arguments, or abuse: »

The senators assailed the President on the subject of the treaty.

3. to come over (a person) strongly, as a feeling does; beset; trouble: »

How sharp were the twinges of jealousy that were beginning to assail her (Theodore Dreiser).

╂[< Old French asaill-, stem of asalir < Late Latin assalīre < Latin ad- at + salīre to leap]
–as|sail´a|ble, adjective.
–as|sail´er, noun.
–as|sail´ment, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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