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.

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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

Credulous Sentence Examples

  • Credulous people can often be easy targets for scams.

  • Some people are so credulous that they would believe anything.

  • Young children are very credulous with anything that a respected adult says.

  • Since she always tries to find the best in people, Jen can be described as credulous.

  • Kara took the joke seriously because she was too credulous to understand the sarcasm.

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