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Definitions for Credulous
[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.
[3] tending to believe something on little evidence
[4] arising from or characterized by credulity credulous beliefs
Words related to Credulous
believing, green, simple, trusting, uncritical, unsophisticated, unsuspecting, unwary, dupable, unquestioning, accepting, trustful
Words nearby Credulous
creditor, credits, creditworthy, credo, credulity, credulous, credé's method, cree, creed, creek, creek war
Origin of Credulous
1570–80; < Latin crēdulus, equivalent to crēd(ere ) to believe + -ulus adj. suffix denoting a quality or tendency; see -ous
Words that may be confused with Credulous
Other words from Credulous
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
Word origin for Credulous
C16: from Latin crēdulus, from crēdere to believe
Synonyms for Credulous
accepting, believing, born yesterday, dupable, easy mark, falling for, green, overtrusting, simple, swallow whole, taken in, trustful, trusting, uncritical, unquestioning, unsophisticated, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, unwary