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    credulous
    /ˈkrɛdjʊləs/

    adjective

    • 1. having or showing too great a readiness to believe things: "a ceremony staged for credulous tourists"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCREDULOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Credulous means too willing to believe what you are told and so easily deceived. Learn more about this formal adjective, its opposite, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › credulousCredulous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Credulous means ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence. Learn the etymology, synonyms, antonyms, and examples of credulous from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCREDULOUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Credulous means too willing to believe what you are told and so easily deceived. Learn more about this formal adjective, its opposite, and how to use it in sentences with examples from literature and news sources.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › credulousCREDULOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Credulous definition: willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible. . See examples of CREDULOUS used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › credulousCredulous - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    People who believe things easily without having to be convinced are credulous. Sales people are always hoping that someone credulous picks up the phone during a sales call. Credulous comes from the 16th-century Latin credulus, or "easily believes."

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCREDULOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Credulous means too ready to believe what people tell them and easily deceived. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin and usage of credulous with sentences from various sources.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › credulousCredulous - definition of credulous by The Free Dictionary

    1. tending to believe something on little evidence. 2. arising from or characterized by credulity: credulous beliefs. [C16: from Latin crēdulus, from crēdere to believe] ˈcredulously adv. ˈcredulousness n.