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    cred·u·lous
    /ˈkrejələs/

    adjective

    • 1. having or showing too great a readiness to believe things: "a ceremony staged for credulous tourists"

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  2. The cred in credulous is from Latin credere, meaning “to believe” or “to trust.” Credulous describes people who would be wise to be a bit more skeptical, or things that ought to be approached with some skepticism.

  3. adjective. formal uk / ˈkredʒ.ə.ləs / us / ˈkredʒ.ə.ləs / Add to word list. too willing to believe what you are told and so easily deceived. Synonym. gullible. Opposite. incredulous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly. absurdity. absurdly. adolescent. against your better judgment idiom. dopily. dorky. dottiness. dotty.

  4. Credulous definition: willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullible. . See examples of CREDULOUS used in a sentence.

  5. People who believe things easily without having to be convinced are credulous. Sales people are always hoping that someone credulous picks up the phone during a sales call. Credulous comes from the 16th-century Latin credulus, or "easily believes."

  6. adjective. formal us / ˈkredʒ.ə.ləs / uk / ˈkredʒ.ə.ləs / Add to word list. too willing to believe what you are told and so easily deceived. Synonym. gullible. Opposite. incredulous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly. absurdity. absurdly. adolescent. against your better judgment idiom. dopily. dorky. dottiness. dotty.

  7. If you describe someone as credulous, you have a low opinion of them because they are too ready to believe what people tell them and are easily deceived.

  8. Define credulous. credulous synonyms, credulous pronunciation, credulous translation, English dictionary definition of credulous. adj. 1. Disposed to believe too readily; gullible. 2. Arising from or characterized by credulity. See Usage Note at credible. cred′u·lous·ly adv....

  9. Definition of credulous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. willingness to believe that something is real or true, especially when this is unlikely. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not believing. (that's) a likely story!idiom. anti-science. anti-scientific. are my eyes deceiving me?idiom. as if!idiom. authority. foot. iconoclastic. in denial. in your dreams!idiom. incredulity. incredulous. joke

  11. Jun 2, 2024 · credulous (comparative more credulous, superlative most credulous) Excessively ready to believe things; gullible. Synonyms: naive, unworldly; see also Thesaurus: gullible