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credulous
What does credulous mean?
credulous (adjective): excessively ready to believe things; gullible.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use credulous in a sentence?
- He's smart; he's just credulous. (Tatoeba sentence #11790514 by shekitten, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce credulous?
/ˈkɹɛdʒələs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does credulous come from?
Originated in 1576, borrowed from Latin crēdulus (“that easily believes a thing, credulous”), from crēdō (“I believe”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “credulous” mean?
evading capture, comprehension or remembrance
Not quite: that's what elusive means.
incapable of being explained or accounted for
Not quite: that's what inexplicable means.
excessively ready to believe things; gullible
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austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial
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