Credulous Definition

krĕjə-ləs
adjective
Tending to believe too readily; easily convinced.
Webster's New World
Resulting from or indicating credulity.
Webster's New World

Excessively ready to believe things; gullible.

Wiktionary

Origin of Credulous

  • Originated in 1576, from Latin crēdulus (“that easily believes a thing, credulous”), from crēdō (“to believe”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin crēdulus from crēdere to believe kerd- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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