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credulous

[ krej-uh-luhs ]

adjective

  1. willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible.

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  2. marked by or arising from credulity:

    a credulous rumor.



credulous

/ 藞办谤蓻诲箩蕣濒蓹蝉 /

adjective

  1. tending to believe something on little evidence
  2. arising from or characterized by credulity

    credulous beliefs

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞肠谤别诲耻濒辞耻蝉濒测, adverb
  • 藞肠谤别诲耻濒辞耻蝉苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠谤别诲顎僽路濒辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
  • 肠谤别诲顎僽路濒辞耻蝉路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 苍辞苍路肠谤别诲顎僽路濒辞耻蝉 adjective
  • non路肠谤别诲顎僽路濒辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
  • non路肠谤别诲顎僽路濒辞耻蝉路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 辞顎卾别谤路肠谤别诲顎僽路濒辞耻蝉 adjective
  • o顎卾er路肠谤别诲顎僽路濒辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
  • o顎卾er路肠谤别诲顎僽路濒辞耻蝉路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 耻苍路肠谤别诲顎僽路濒辞耻蝉 adjective
  • un路肠谤别诲顎僽路濒辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
  • un路肠谤别诲顎僽路濒辞耻蝉路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of credulous1

First recorded in 1570鈥80; from Latin 肠谤脓诲耻濒耻蝉, equivalent to 肠谤脓诲别谤别 鈥渢o believe鈥 + -ulus adjective suffix denoting a quality or tendency; -ous
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of credulous1

C16: from Latin 肠谤脓诲耻濒耻蝉, from 肠谤脓诲别谤别 to believe
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Liz is a compelling creation, at once smart, sassy and wily, and there is fun to be had watching her slickly outwit credulous individuals.

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Enough people are credulous or at least disingenuous enough to think that "I'm a woman, which means I can't hate other women" is an actual argument.

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Unlike cis women, who are about half the population, trans people are a small and vulnerable minority, making it far easier to demonize them, especially to credulous centrists.

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He was already benefitting from credulous coverage from mainstream news organizations repackaging his open hatred of medical science as "tough" on Big Pharma or "promoting" healthy diets, all of which is flat-out false.

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Such pronouncements have often elicited credulous reactions from Musk鈥檚 interviewers.

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