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credulity

[ kruh-doo-li-tee, -dyoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

willingness to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper or adequate evidence; gullibility.

credulity

/ krɪˈdjuːlɪtɪ /

1375–1425; late Middle English credulite < Latin crēdulitās. See credulous, -ity

While obviously not as cartoonish as the deluded leaders in The Office, du Pont seemed to stretch credulity at times.

It strains credulity to imagine that these contracts would have moved forward without the fear of Michelle waiting in the wings.

His detective novels contain none of the twists that strain credulity so often relied upon by thriller novelists.

But he operates in a mode as old as American letters—aw-shucks credulity mixed with an observant intelligence.

Given his clear commitment to the settlement enterprise, such openness to a two-state solution defies credulity.

This is the true principle of the credulity of nations, and of the authority of those who pretend to guide them.

Thus the advantage we might draw from all these motives for credulity, is found about the same in all sorts of religions.

What a pity, that credulity should injure the cause of true religion!

We find men of these characters in nations the most ignorant and savage, where they live by the ignorance and credulity of others.

And, thanks to her simple credulity, he had succeeded even more easily than he could have hoped.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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