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Credulous

//ˈkɹɛd͡ʒələs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Excessively ready to believe things; gullible.

    "[…]purſued his vnneighbourly purpoſe in ſuch ſort: that hee being the ſtronger perſwader, and ſhe (belike) too credulous in beleeuing or elſe ouer-feeble in reſiſting, from priuate imparlance, they fell to action; and continued their cloſe fight a long while together, vnſeene and vvithout ſuſpition, no doubt to their equall ioy and contentment."

  2. 2
    Believed too readily.

    "'Twas he possess'd me with your credulous death"

Adjective
  1. 1
    disposed to believe on little evidence wordnet
  2. 2
    showing a lack of judgment or experience wordnet

Etymology

Originated in 1576, borrowed from Latin crēdulus (“that easily believes a thing, credulous”), from crēdō (“to believe”).

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