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adjective
1.
willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible.
2.
marked by or arising from credulity: a credulous rumor.
Origin:
1570–80; < Latin crēdulus, equivalent to crēd(ere) to believe + -ulus adj. suffix denoting a quality or tendency; see -ous
1570–80; < Latin crēdulus, equivalent to crēd(ere) to believe + -ulus adj. suffix denoting a quality or tendency; see -ous
Related forms
cred·u·lous·ly, adverb
cred·u·lous·ness, noun
non·cred·u·lous, adjective
non·cred·u·lous·ly, adverb
non·cred·u·lous·ness, noun
EXPANDo·ver·cred·u·lous, adjective
o·ver·cred·u·lous·ly, adverb
o·ver·cred·u·lous·ness, noun
un·cred·u·lous, adjective
un·cred·u·lous·ly, adverb
un·cred·u·lous·ness, noun
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. believing, trustful, unsuspecting.
1. believing, trustful, unsuspecting.
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Word Origin & History
credulous
1570s, from L. credulus, from credere "to believe."
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