credulous
Use Credulous in a sentence
ə 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
o·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
Synonyms
1. believing, trustful, unsuspecting.
1. believing, trustful, unsuspecting.
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credulous (ˈkrɛdjʊləs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 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] | |
| 'credulously | |
| —adv | |
| 'credulousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
credulous
1570s, from L. credulus, from credere "to believe."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The law will afford relief even to the simple and credulous who have been duped by art and falsehood.
Falsehood took the place of fact and imposed upon credulous people.
He is credulous on the one hand and intensely loyal on the other.
It may be, however, that the foolishness was in the critical editors rather than in the credulous people.
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