jugular
noun
- jugular vein
- the most vital or vulnerable part of something
adjective
- of or relating to the throat or neck
- of or relating to the jugular vein
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.jʊl.ə/ / /ˈd͡ʒʌɡ.jəl.ɚ/ / /ˈd͡ʒu.ɡjəl.ɚ/
adj
Etymology: Late 16th century borrowing from Late Latin jugulāris, from jugulum (“the collarbone; the hollow part of the neck above the collarbone; the throat”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to jugulum + -ar.
- Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat.
- Relating to, or located near, the neck or throat.
- Having ventral fins attached under the throat.
- Relating to juggling.
noun
Etymology: Late 16th century borrowing from Late Latin jugulāris, from jugulum (“the collarbone; the hollow part of the neck above the collarbone; the throat”) + -āris (“-ar, -ary”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to jugulum + -ar.
- Ellipsis of jugular vein.
- Any critical vulnerability.
“It was vicious; he went for the jugular.”
“One of Lionel's old Salthill friends with whom he exchanged perhaps a dozen words a year, and with whom he sometimes played squash, and tennis, both men killers on the court, seeking the jugular […].”