MEANING
Too willing to accept claims without sufficient doubt or examination.
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- credulous listener
- credulous acceptance
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The credulous listener mistook every detail for proof.
Her credulous acceptance of the rumor worried the archivist.
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- credulous
Usage notes
Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Comparative more credulous; superlative most credulous where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
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