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credulous

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɹɛd͡ʒələs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted cdelorsuuStarts with CEnds with S0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. disposed to believe on little evidence

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • The doctor was a small, black, plump man with fuzzy hair and round, credulous eyes.
  • 'Twas he possess'd me with your credulous death
  • In the beginning of the ſixteenth century, John Major and Hector Boethius publiſhed their hiſtories of Scotland, the former a ſuccinct and dry vvriter, the latter a copious and florid one, and both equally credulous.

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