credulous

credulous
credulously, adv.credulousness, n.
/krej"euh leuhs/, adj.
1. willing to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gullible.
2. marked by or arising from credulity: a credulous rumor.
[1570-80; < L credulus, equiv. to cred(ere) to believe + -ulus adj. suffix denoting a quality or tendency; see -OUS]
Syn. 1. believing, trustful, unsuspecting.

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