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cred⋅u⋅lous

  [krej-uh-luhs]
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–adjective
1. willing to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gullible.
2. marked by or arising from credulity: a credulous rumor.
Origin:
1570–80; < L crēdulus, equiv. 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

Synonyms:
1. believing, trustful, unsuspecting.
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Word Origin & History

credulous 
1576, from L. credulus, from credere "to believe." Credulity is early 15c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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